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conservation

Below is a list of faculty, staff and students who are working or have an interest in this area followed by any related news items or upcoming events.

People

Faculty | Staff | Students

Faculty

William Cronon
wcronon@wisc.edu
Interests: agriculture, conservation, energy, environmental history, environmental writing, more »

Calvin B DeWitt
cbdewitt@wisc.edu
Interests: agriculture, biblical environmental teachings, biodiversity, bioenergetics, biospheric integrity, more »

Eve Emshwiller
emshwiller@wisc.edu
Interests: agriculture, biodiversity, bolivia, Botany, conservation, more »

John Harrington
jaharrin@wisc.edu
Interests: conservation, film, land cover change, land use, Landscape Architecture, more »

William Karasov
wkarasov@wisc.edu
Interests: biodiversity, conservation, ecotoxicology, environmental health, health

Lynn Keller
rlkeller@wisc.edu
Interests: conservation, environmental justice, environmental literature, forest management, gardening, more »

Adena Rissman
arrissman@wisc.edu
Interests: biodiversity, climate, climate change, conservation, ecosystem services, more »

Janet Silbernagel
jmsilber@wisc.edu
Interests: applied ecology, biodiversity, bird habitat conservation, climate adaptation, coastal wetlands, more »

Robert Streiffer
rstreiffer@wisc.edu
Interests: agriculture, biodiversity, biotechnology, climate, conservation, more »

Adrian Treves
atreves@wisc.edu
Interests: agriculture, behavioral ecology, biodiversity, carnivore conservation, coexistence, more »

Don Waller
dmwaller@wisc.edu
Interests: biodiversity, Botany, conservation, conservation biology, forest management, more »

Paul Zedler
phzedler@wisc.edu
Interests: agriculture, biodiversity, bioenergy, Botany, climate change, more »

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Staff

Robert Beattie
rbeattie@wisc.edu
Interests: complex systems, conservation, education, energy, environmental justice, more »

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Students

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