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Reflecting on 25 Years of Impact and the Next Frontier of Island Restoration

Island Conservation was founded in 1994, which means we are approaching our 25th year of impact in 2019. Island Conservation co-founder Bernie Tershy, former Executive Director, Bill Waldman, and current Chief Executive Officer, Karen Poiani, shared a few words about their time at the organization and hope for the future of island restoration. Island Conservation […]

Written by on November 13, 2018

Travesía de una mujer en STEM

Como Profesora Adjunta nombrada conjuntamente para el Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y del Instituto para el Estudio del Medio Ambiente, Sustentabilidad y Energía en la Universidad del norte de Illinois, Holly Jones comparte lo que es ser una mujer en STEM. Me interesaban las matemáticas, las ciencias y las actividades al aire libre desde muy […]

Written by on May 23, 2017

Journey of a Woman in STEM

Holly Jones, Assistant Professor joint-appointed to the Department of Biological Sciences and Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy at Northern Illinois University, shares what it is like to be a women in STEM. I was interested in math, science, and the outdoors at a very young age growing up in Iowa. […]

Written by on May 10, 2017

18th Annual Bay Area Conservation Biology Symposium

Island Conservation CEO, Karen Poiani, will be a keynote speaker at the 18th Annual Bay Area Conservation Symposium at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Register here Featured photo: Banana Slug, the UCSC mascot. Credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Written by on February 1, 2017