Practitioner Profiles

word cloud in shape of thought bubble that includes words like conservation, boundaries, and connections
The NPS C2 Practitioner Profile effort highlights leaders in land- and seascape-scale conservation and creates connections among practitioners. Explore our list of practitioners below to learn what inspired them to get involved, what their most valuable experiences have been, who they wish to work with next, and what advice they have for aspiring landscape-scale practitioners.

The word cloud represents the variety of terms our interviewed practitioners use to describe what connected conservation means to them. The larger the word, the more frequently it was used. This word cloud demonstrates both how similarly we view connected conservation as well as how many unique perspectives we have, too. This diversity in experiences in connected conservation is a valuable factor in ensuring success in our land- and sea-scape level conservation projects.

Women in Landscape-Scale Conservation

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  • Glacier National Park

    Women in Landscape-Scale Conservation: Mary Riddle

    • Locations: Glacier National Park
    woman sits with her back to the camera writing in a field book at the top of a mountain.

    Before retiring in 2021, Mary Riddle spent much of her career working in Glacier National Park, which is the first international peace park with Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada.

  • Women in Landscape-Scale Conservation: Cheryl Decker

    • Locations: North Cascades National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Zion National Park
    woman smiles at camera with rows of daffodils behind her

    Cheryl Decker works hard to keep invasive plants from moving across boundaries.

  • Women in Landscape-Scale Conservation: Dorothy Borowy

    • Locations: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Rock Creek Park
    smiling woman stands in an aisle in a greenhouse with potted flowering plants

    Dorothy Borowy is proud of her contributions to several grassland restoration projects in the Washington, DC, area.

  • Women in Landscape-Scale Conservation: Christina Aiello

    • Locations: Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve
    close up of woman standing in desert

    Christina Aiello works a lot with corridor connectivity for desert bighorn sheep, but she explains that no matter what your skillset is, you can contribute to landscape-scale conservation.

  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail

    Women in Landscape-Scale Conservation: Wendy Janssen

    • Locations: Appalachian National Scenic Trail
    closeup of woman with short blonde hair in front of some leafy trees

    For Superintendent Wendy Janssen, work in landscape-scale conservation has taken her from the Appalachian Trail to California to Patagonia, Chile.

  • Women in Landscape-Scale Conservation: Alison Forrestel

    • Locations: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument
    closeup of woman in park ranger uniform.

    As co-lead of the Golden Gate Biosphere Network, Alison Forrestel has helped create momentum for the biosphere network that is actively fundraising and assessing the network for climate change vulnerabilities.

  • Women in Landscape-Scale Conservation: Deb Davidson

    woman stands in front of a tree trunk in front of a cedar sided building

    After completing graduate school at the University of Montana, Deb Davidson began her career in landscape-scale conservation by protecting wildlife corridors and addressing wildlife movement across highways and roads.

  • Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division

    Women in Landscape-Scale Conservation: Ashley Pipkin

    • Offices: Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division
    woman stands at top of rocky outcrop with huge expanse of forested area behind her

    A biologist in the Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division of the National Park Service, Ashley Pipkin finds inspiration and rejuvenation in the blanket of stars in our night skies.

  • Women in Landscape-Scale Conservation: Elsa Haubold

    headshot of woman standing in a forested area

    Elsa Haubold, Deputy Assistant Director for Science Applications of the US Fish & Wildlife Service, encourages young women entering landscape-scale conservation to be bold, take charge, and be a part of the solution!

  • Women in Landscape-Scale Conservation: Jodi Hilty

    • Locations: Yellowstone National Park, Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve
    woman leans against a bridge railing in a forested area as she looks at the camera.

    Jodi Hilty is the Chief Scientist and President of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative. See how important it is to work with Indigenous Peoples for successful large-landscape conservation.

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Last updated: March 8, 2022

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