Land Use & Open Space Conservation

Joanna Grand is currently working as the Director of Spatial Conservation Science in the Science Division of the National Audubon Society. In this role, she leads local to hemispheric-scale spatial prioritization efforts that help guide the...

Cynthia Fleming completed her Master's Degree in the Field Naturalist Program at the University of Vermont. Cynthia studied the effects of ranching schedules on bobolinks nesting in irrigated hayfields on The Nature Conservancy's Carpenter...

Jessica Davenport supports the creation of resilient landscapes for people and nature in the San Francisco Bay Area as Deputy Program Manager for both the California State Coastal Conservancy’s Bay Area Program and the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority.

Colleen Callahan is co-executive director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, which unites the intellectual capital of UCLA with forward-looking civic leaders to advance environmental sustainability through scholarship, research, and...

Amy Wilson Morris has led community-based park, trail, and open space planning projects throughout the western United States. She specializes in working with diverse partners to build community consensus and leading a wide range of...

Stuart Cohen is co-founder and Executive Director of TransForm, a dynamic organization with 32 staff and over 100 organizational members from the environmental, social justice, and labor community. By combining high-quality policy analysis...

Lily Verdone is an environmental leader with two decades of experience in partnership building, fostering diverse teams, and strategic development in organizations with a focus on natural resource conservation, water, and climate. Since...

Jim was previously the Executive Editor of California Agriculture, the peer-reviewed journal of the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He has worked in natural resource management for 20 years as a...

Ariane de Bremond is Executive Director of the Global Land Programme (www.glp.earth), and Research Associate Professor in Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park. Motivated by her time as a development practitioner...