Land Use & Open Space Conservation

Kathy directs a program on Science & Policy at Harvard Forest and runs the Science Policy Exchange - a new consortium of research insitutions dedicated to increasing the impact of ecological science in conservation and environmental policy...

Sarah (Seckinger) Charron is an environmental engineer with 10 years of experience working principally for municipalities on water and wastewater treatment improvement programs. She is a licensed professional environmental engineer in...

For her graduate work at the University of Rhode Island, Joanne studied the effects of habitat size and isolation of southern Rhode Island peatlands on occupancy by the bog copper butterfly (Lycaena epixanthe). Her work with the Rhode...

Walking through the forest without knowing how to read the landscape is like walking through a library without knowing how to read a book. Places record their histories in rock formations and soil horizons, in tree rings and cut stumps, in...

Dr. Nancy Steele focuses her work on the protection and conservation of land and water, striving always to have a direct positive impact on nature and humanity. She is a professional executive manager who has founded and led nonprofits and served on boards of directors. Endlessly curious, she applies a scientists mind to answering questions that result in turning data into actionable knowledge resulting in good policies and practices.

John Sanderson is the Director of Colorado State University’s Center for Collaborative Conservation. At the Center, John and his staff work to build the capacity of organizations, communities, and future leaders to achieve conservation...

Elizabeth Farnsworth was a Senior Research Ecologist with the New England Wild Flower Society (NEWFS), and a biologist, educator, and scientific illustrator. She was also senior editor of the botanical journal, Rhodora. She was principal...

As manager of WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network - North America program, Linda works with North American companies that are committed to more responsible sourcing of forest products. Linda has also worked as a Forest Stewardship Council...

With her background in ecosystem services market mechanisms and many years in international environmental markets, Carina helps craft and foster private funding partnerships and mechanisms that leverage and celebrate the immense value of...