Ryan Burner

Ryan is a research biologist at the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His research combines field studies and Bayesian modeling of a range of taxa from around the world.

Project: Climate-driven changes to forested wetland hydrology and inundation dynamics: Implications for breeding frogs as indicators of ecosystem health​
 

Corbin Hilling

Corbin is a research fish biologist at the USGS Great Lakes Science Center Lake Erie Biological Station. He leads the Great Lakes Science Center’s Grass Carp Early Life History Research.

Project: Does Less Ice Cover Lead to More Turbulent Overwinter Conditions on Great Lakes Fish Spawning Reefs?

Nfamara Dampha​

Nfamara is a research scientist in Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services at the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment. He serves on the Natural Capital Project (NatCap) Leadership Team where he catalyzes the UMN/IonE community of faculty, staff, and students toward high-impact interdisciplinary research with the NatCap. 

Project: Nature’s value in reducing flood risk impacts in the Upper Mississippi River Basin​

Benjamin Zuckerberg​
Ben is a professor in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on studying the impact of climate change on wildlife. 

Project: Identifying past and future climate change refugia for Midwestern birds​

Kristen Ellis

Kristen is a Research Ecologist with the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, North Dakota. Her research is focused on migratory bird ecology and developing quantitative and geospatial tools for addressing conservation issues. 

Project: Relieving the Sting: Spatial Prioritization for Pollinator Conservation Under a Changing Climate