the Conservation Data Lab

coding, creating, and conserving


Co-Leads

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Rachel Meier

Lotus Engineering & Sustainability

CDL Co-lead/Associate

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Randy Swaty

The Nature Conservancy, LANDFIRE Team

CDL Founder and Cheerleader-in-Chief, Ecologist

Mentors

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Erin Matula

Trent University & The Nature Conservancy

Student Intern

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Garrett Knowlton (he/him)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Graduate Student

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Keith Phelps

Clemson University

Environmental Technician/Restoration Crew Lead

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Mary Kelly

University of Michigan

Student

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Myles Walimaa

Spatial ecologist, data coder, and field technician

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Sam Kurkowski

Utah State University

Mentor

Members

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Anthony Clyne

Northern Michigan University

Student

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Carson Freitag

Northern Michigan University

Student

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Diego Schillaci

Paul Smith’s College

Student

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Eleanor Gagnon

Alaska Just Transition Collective and Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition (FCAC)

Student

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Emily Chrostowski

Northern Michigan University

Student

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Erick Joel Pimienta Tovar

University of Idaho

Student

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Eva Legge

Syracuse University

Student

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Halle Johnson

Northern Michigan University

Student

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Hannah Young

University of Michigan

Lab Tech/Member

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Isabel Nykamp

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Lab Tech/Member

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Katie Bell

Northern Michigan University

Student

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Kelly Ahern

Northern Michigan University

Student

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Silas Pickhardt

Northern Michigan University

Student