Land Use & Open Space Conservation

Currently, Diana is Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University where she works on Quaternary Death Valley paleoclimates, paleohydrology, and geomorphology. Diana has been funded by the state of Arizona to begin a riparian...

Mike is currently serving as Chair of the Environmental Horticulture Department at Santa Barbara City College, where sustainable horticulture, ecological restoration and ethnobotany are emphasized. Mike recently received his PhD in...

Roger is working for the City of Portland's bicycle program where he is managing a $350,000 Federal Highway Administration grant. With this grant, he is developing a model public/private partnership program to increase the rate of bicycle...

I have been a Switzer Fellow since 1992, and am very grateful to have received Environmental Leadership awards during 2000-2003 to support my work in conservation science for the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Conservation Initiative. For over...

Peter is currently taking a break from full time work to spend time with his family. He is self-employed as a Natural Lands Management Consultant. He remains active in the conservation world by serving on the US Fish & Wildlife Recovery...

Jenny Tollefson lives in Missoula, Montana where she works as Stewardship Director for Five Valleys Land Trust. Jenny has taught environmental education, directed a field science institute in Glacier National Park, served on the state board...

Tori is currently working to identify and build parks in low-income communities throughout the Los Angeles region. Current projects include a park in the City of Maywood and a green alley project in the community of Wilmington. Prior to...

Mike has served as Washington State Director for The Nature Conservancy since November 2012. Mike was Co-Founder/Principal of Pioneer Mountain Group (www.pmgadvisors.com) from 2006 to 2012. He and his team designed and implemented land and...

Andrew completed a master's degree in Natural Resource Planning at Humboldt State University in 2010. His research project created an inventory of brownfields in Humboldt County. Andrew's research made connections between members of the...