Natural Resource Management

Fellow

Rachel Smith

2010 Fellow
Rachel Smith has a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley's College of Natural Resources in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management. Her research focused on role of collaborative planning in wildfire risk abatement. A firefighter...
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Naomi Fraga

2010 Fellow
Naomi is Director of Conservation Programs at the California Botanic Garden where she provides leadership to the diverse conservation activities at the Garden and works with Federal, State, local agencies, and conservation partners to...
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Noah Charney

2010 Fellow
Dr. Charney uses the tools of spatial ecology to guide conservation of sensitive species and ecosystems in the face of global change and expanding human populations. Recent projects include: modeling impacts of climate change on Galapagos...
Fellow Story

Journey Up Coal River

2000 Fellow Jen Osha, Founder and President of Aurora Lights, an NGO based in Morgantown, West Virginia, has announced the production of a CD, called "Still Moving Mountains: The Journey Home" to raise awareness of mountaintop removal coal mining, as well as a companion website with educational a d outreach tools for activists, concerned citizens, and teachers.
May 13, 2010
Leadership Grant Grant

Sonoma Creek Restoration, Year 3

To fund a portion of Lisa Micheli's staff time to devote specifically to outreach and fundraising for the restoration plans for Sonoma Creek developed thus far in the previous two years' funding. Lisa has worked for two years on a science...
March 29, 2010
Leadership Grant Grant

Associate Regional Scientist for Massachusetts Audubon Society

Hillary Young was hired as the first Associate Regional Scientist for the southeastern Massachusetts region. Her duties will include: (1) conducting a long-term ecological inventory of Audubon's protected lands in the region; (2) advising...
March 29, 2010
Fellow

Syma Ebbin

1992 Fellow
After obtaining her PhD at Yale University, Syma worked with the Connecticut Fund for the Environment with the generous support of a Switzer Environmental Leadership Grant. In this position she worked on assessing open space acquisition...
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Lisa Micheli

1993 Fellow
Lisa accelerates the application of science to meet society’s most pressing global challenges through collaboration. A passionate and dedicated environmental scientist, she has over 20 years of experience in conducting applied research and convening action networks.
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Peter Vorster

1990 Fellow
Peter Vorster has 40 years of experience as a hydrogeographer, much of it focused on California's water resources and the landmark water conflicts in the Eastern Sierra (Mono Lake and the Owens Valley) and the San Francisco Bay-Delta...
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Daniel Newberry

1992 Fellow
Daniel is currently the Executive Director of the Johnson Creek Watershed Council, an organization that restores an urban and agricultural watershed in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area by engaging more than 1,300 volunteers each year...