Land Use & Open Space Conservation

Susan holds a B.S. in Environmental Engineering, MS in Environmental Science and has twenty years experience as an organic farmer. Currently, she teaches at Humboldt State University and is the executive director of the Jacoby Creek Land...

Misha received a master’s degree in Community Planning and Development at the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine. Her studies explored how unplanned and rapid development affects environments, economies and...

Jeff retired in 2024 as senior director of conservation science at Mass Audubon where he oversaw research, habitat restoration, climate-smart forestry, GIS, urban ecology, and bird conservation programs. He currently serves as President of...

Will is interested in translating and applying environmental research both as a writer and in local government. With a professional background in field ecology (Brown) and journalism (Princeton), Will is particularly interested in how the...

Eunice is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. She completed her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology at the University of California Santa Cruz and has taught at the...

Anne Short Gianotti is Associate Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University where her research and teaching focus on the social and political dimensions of environmental change. Her current research is centered on the of the justice and politics of wildlife, biodiversity, and climate change in cities.

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...

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...

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...