Natural Resource Management

Fellow

Natalie Lord

2021 Fellow
Natalie is currently a graduate teaching assistant at the University of New Hampshire pursuing an MS in Natural Resource Management specializing in conservation and sustainability. As a New Hampshire Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellow, her...
Leadership Grant Grant

Developing critical design tools and training in waterway restoration

As climate change exacerbates the urban heat island and disrupts watershed functions, geomorphically functioning urban streams and green spaces will become increasingly important features of livable cities. Many parts of California have...
May 19, 2021
Fellow Story

Reed co-authors report on keeping social distance from wildlife

Six feet of social distance may be the new norm between people, but a new report says if you don’t want to disturb wildlife, you need to keep waaaaaaay back.
May 4, 2021
Fellow Story

Judge blocks massive Tejon Ranchcorp development in L.A. County

Switzer Fellow Nick Jensen, quoted in this press release, is Conservation Program Director for the California Native Plant Society, one of the plaintiffs in this ruling.
April 29, 2021
Fellow Story

Jensen, Fraga and Jesus quoted in Vogue: why California’s wildflowers are under siege

Switzer Fellows Nick Jensen, Naomi Fraga and Maria Jesus were featured in Vogue's Earth Day article Saving the Super Bloom: Why California’s Wildflowers Are Under Siege.
April 29, 2021
Fellow Story

Jesus gives Wildflower Bloom and Bust Cycles talk on April 22

Many of us have been able to experience the magic of vibrant hillsides showing a kaleidoscope of colors during a superbloom in California, but why isn't every year a superbloom year?
April 15, 2021
Foundation News

Breakthrough Collaboration on Environmental Problems: Lessons from the field on engaging communities, building consensus and managing conflict on environmental issues

On March 19, 2021, practitioners in the field of environmental conflict resolution & stakeholder engagement at the Consensus Building Institute (CBI), including Switzer Fellow Ekow Edzie, hosted a webinar for Switzer Network Fellows to...
April 13, 2021
Fellow Story

Meyerson named fellow of Ecological Society of America

University of Rhode Island (URI) Professor Laura Meyerson has been elected a fellow of the Ecological Society of America for her contributions to ecological research and policy. Meyerson has been studying invasive species since 1995 and has been a leading advocate for addressing invasive species as a national biosecurity issue since joining the URI faculty in 2005.
March 31, 2021
Fellow

Kristin Dobbin

2020 Fellow
Kristin (she/her/hers) is an Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at UC Berkeley focused on water justice policy and planning in California.
Fellow

Katie Pofahl

2020 Fellow
Katie Pofahl is the Eastern Washington Community Relations Manager with the Climate Resilient Forests and Communities team at The Nature Conservancy. Katie is based in the Central Cascades and her role focuses on working with local...