Lead Forest Scientist
The Nature Conservancy, Worldwide Office - CA
San Francisco, California, United States
Dr. Kristen Wilson is the Lead Forest Scientist of The Nature Conservancy in California. She leads a small science team that researches how to protect, restore, and adapt forests to wildfire and climate change. Kristen’s recent work includes developing a framework of resilience to speed up planning of forest thinning and prescribed fire and incorporating consideration of climate change in management planning. She’s also working on natural climate solutions and beaver-based restoration. Before joining The Nature Conservancy, Kristen completed her Ph.D. in environmental planning at the University of California, Berkeley with a focus on river restoration. She holds a M.S. from Johns Hopkins University, a B.A. from Dartmouth College, and previously worked in the Photography Department of National Geographic Magazine.
Monitoring Targets and Triggers: North Yuba CFLRP
Thursday, October 26, 2023
2:00pm - 2:30pm PST