the Conservation Data Lab

coding, creating, and conserving

Co-Leads

Rachel Meier

Lotus Engineering & Sustainability

CDL Co-lead/Associate

Randy Swaty

The Nature Conservancy, LANDFIRE Team

CDL Founder and Cheerleader-in-Chief, Ecologist

Mentors

Erin Matula

Trent University & The Nature Conservancy

Student Intern

Garrett Knowlton (he/him)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Graduate Student

Keith Phelps

Clemson University

Environmental Technician/Restoration Crew Lead

Myles Walimaa

Spatial ecologist, data coder, and field technician

Members

Alice Stoff

Arizona State University

Student

Braden Kelsey

Author

Cassie Stitzman

Northern Michigan University

Lab Tech/Member

Hannah Young

University of Michigan

Lab Tech/Member

Isabel Nykamp

Calvin University

Lab Tech/Member

Lea Kemle

Northern Michigan University

Student

Mary Kelly

Northern Michigan University

Student

Rhayna Lillie

Northern Michigan University

Lab Tech/Member

Robyn Holmes

NASA DEVELOP

Member

Sam Kurkowski

Utah State University

Mentor

Projects

CDL brings in a writer, Braden Kelsey to develop content

written by Randy Swaty

CDL brings in a writer, Braden Kelsey to develop content

LANDFIRE-Powered Landscape Assessment Guidance

Assessing the condition of ecosystems and disturbance regimes across large landscapes is challenging, but necessary. In an attempt to ease the entry to this work, particularly for forest managers who are aiming for Forest Stewardship Council (https://fsc.

LANDFIRE-Powered Landscape Assessment Guidance

Alumni Profile of Maddie Tango

written by Braden Kelsey

Rhayna Lillie presents to LANDFIRE leadership

written by Randy Swaty

Rhayna Lillie presents to LANDFIRE leadership

Sam Kurkowski Maps Wetlands across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan

written by Braden Kelsey

Sam Kurkowski Maps Wetlands across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan