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Project Partners and Collaborators

Core Team

Lydia Olander (project lead) is director of the Ecosystem Services Program at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy at Duke University. She is developing the institute’s expanding initiative on ecosystem services, including playing a key role in coordinating the National Ecosystem Services Partnership and the Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services project.

James Boyd is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future and director of its Center for the Management of Ecological Wealth. His research is on the intersection of economics, ecology, and law, with a focus on the measurement and management of ecosystem goods and services.

Sally Collins works as a consultant, managing a network of international leaders in forestry, advancing policies for ecosystem services, and advising on organizational design and structure. She formerly served as director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Markets and as associate chief of the U.S. Forest Service. Currently, she is co-chair (and also a founder) of MegaFlorestais, a decade-old network convened by Rights and Resources Initiative. Megaflorestais annually brings together the top leaders of public forest agencies around the world to address the challenges facing the world’s forests (Megaflorestais.org).

Lynn Scarlett is managing director of public policy at The Nature Conservancy. Formerly, she was co-director of the Center for the Management of Ecological Wealth at Resources for the Future and, prior to that position, deputy secretary and chief operating officer at the Department of the Interior.

Dean Urban is professor of landscape ecology and division chair of Environmental Sciences and Policy at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. He focuses his expertise in forest community biology on agents and implications of pattern in forested landscapes and on developing practical analytic approaches that are immediately applicable to conservation issues.

Institutions

This list includes the institutional affiliations for guidebook authors and technical working group leaders and hosts.

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • U.S Army Corps of Engineers
  • U.S. Bureau of Land Management
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • U.S. Department of the Interior
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • U.S. Forest Service
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • Clark University
  • Duke University
  • University of California at Santa Barbara
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of San Francisco
  • The National Center for Ecological Synthesis
  • The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center
  • Defenders of Wildlife
  • NatureServe
  • Resources for the Future
  • Rights and Resources Initiative
  • The Institute for Natural Resources at Oregon State University and Portland State University
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • Spatial Informatics Group

Authors

This list includes all authors who have contributed to any section of the guidebook. Authorship is also noted on each section.

  • Greg Arthaud, National Leader for Ecosystem Services Research, U.S. Forest Service
  • Kenneth J. Bagstad, Research Economist, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Dinah Bear, Attorney at Law and Consultant
  • Joe Bowles, Silviculturist, U.S. Forest Service
  • James Boyd, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Management of Ecological Wealth, Resources for the Future
  • Pete Caligiuri, Forest Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy
  • Clyde F. Casey, Ecosystem Services Theme Lead, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Sally Collins, Consultant, Sally Collins LLC
  • Laura Crane, Director, Renewable Energy Initiative, The Nature Conservancy
  • Christine Davis, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Robert Deal, Research Forester and Ecosystem Services Team Leader, U.S. Forest Service
  • Micah Effron, Social Science Analyst, I.M. Systems Group
  • Tim Foley, Environmental Coordinator, U.S. Forest Service
  • Christy Ihlo, Policy Assistant, Ecosystem Services Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Robert J. Johnston, Director, George Perkins Institute and Professor of Economics, Clark University
  • Douglas Lipton, Senior Scientist for Economics, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Katie Locklier, Policy Assistant, Ecosystem Services Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Lynn Maguire, Professor of the Practice of Environmental Decision Analysis, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment
  • Ted (Edward) Maillett, Senior Economist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Sara Mason, Policy Associate, Ecosystem Services Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Mark Metcalfe, Regional Economist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Chris Miller, Economist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Rebecca Moore, Economist, U.S. Bureau of Land Management
  • Brian Murray, Director for Economic Analysis, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Kawa Ng, Economist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Lydia Olander, Director, Ecosystem Services Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Margaret Palmer, Director, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center and Professor, University of Maryland
  • Michael Papenfus, Environmental Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Mark Plummer, Economist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Steve Polasky, Regent’s Professor and Fesler-Lampert Chair, Ecological/Environmental Economics, University of Minnesota
  • Amanda Reed, Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy
  • Tracy Rouleau, Deputy Chief Economist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • David Saah, Principal, Spatial Informatics Group, and Associate Professor of Environmental Science, University of San Francisco
  • Giselle Samonte, Economist, Earth Resources Technology, Inc./National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Lynn Scarlett, Managing Director for Public Policy, The Nature Conservancy
  • Emily Schieffer, Senior Policy Associate, Ecosystem Services Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Nikola Smith, Ecologist and Ecosystem Services Specialist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Paul B. Smyth, Senior Counsel, Perkins Coie, LLP
  • Joe Stringer, Senior Land Use and Natural Resource Planner, U.S. Forest Service International Programs
  • Ariana Sutton-Grier, Research Faculty/Ecosystem Science Advisor for the National Ocean Service, University of Maryland/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Heather Tallis, Lead Scientist, Social Science, The Nature Conservancy
  • Howard Townsend, Ecologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Dean Urban, Professor and Division Chair, Environmental Sciences and Policy Program, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment
  • George Van Houtven, Director, Ecosystem Services Research, RTI International
  • Tibor Vegh, Policy Associate, Environmental Economics Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Jeffrey Vincent, Clarence F. Korstian Professor of Forest Economics and Management, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Envionment
  • Lisa Wainger, Research Professor, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland
  • Katie Warnell, Policy Associate, Ecosystem Services Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Emily Weidner, Natural Resources Specialist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Debra Whitall, Regional Social Scientist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Peter Wiley, Economist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Rob Winthrop, Senior Social Scientist, U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Members of Technical Working Groups

Members of technical working groups participated in meetings hosted by the National Science Foundation-funded National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis and the Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center. These meetings contributed to the development of this guidebook’s assessment framework and to a technical paper on the data and modeling capacity and needs for implementing an ecosystem services approach nationwide.

  • Kenneth J. Bagstad, Research Economist, U.S. Geological Survey
  • James Boyd, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Management of Ecological Wealth, Resources for the Future
  • Geoff Buckley, Professor and Undergraduate Chair, Department of Geography, Ohio University
  • Clyde F. Casey, Ecosystem Services Theme Lead, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Patrick Comer, Chief Ecologist, NatureServe
  • Janet Cushing, Environmental Planner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Robert Deal, Research Forester and Ecosystem Services Team Leader, U.S. Forest Service
  • Micah Effron, Social Science and Engagement Analyst, I.M. Systems Group
  • Kevin Halsey, Senior Consultant, Parametrix
  • Dan Hellerstein, Agricultural Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
  • Tom Holmes, Research Forest Economist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Sarah Howell, Social Science Assistant, U.S. Bureau of Land Management
  • Christy Ihlo, Policy Assistant, Ecosystem Services Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Robert J. Johnston, Director, George Perkins Institute and Professor of Economics, Clark University
  • Jimmy Kagan, Director, Oregon Biodiversity Information Center, Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University and Portland State University
  • Lynn Maguire, Professor of the Practice of Environmental Decision Analysis, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment
  • Ted (Edward) Maillett, Senior Economist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Timon McPhearson, Assistant Professor of Ecology, The New School
  • Rebecca Moore, Economist, U.S. Bureau of Land Management
  • Anne Neale, Project Lead, EnviroAtlas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Lydia Olander, Director, Ecosystem Services Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Michael Papenfus, Environmental Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Trista Patterson, Senior Ecological Economist, United Nations Environmental Programme Global Resource Information Database – Arendal
  • Mark Plummer, Economist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Paul Ringold, Ecologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Morgan Robertson, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin
  • David Saah, Principal, Spatial Informatics Group, and Associate Professor of Environmental Science, University of San Francisco
  • Ben Sherrouse, Geographer, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Samantha Sifleet, Research Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • David Theobald, Senior Scientist, Conservation Science Partners (prev. NPS)
  • Howard Townsend, Ecologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Dean Urban, Professor and Division Chair, Environmental Sciences and Policy Program, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment
  • Tibor Vegh, Ecosystem Services Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Sara Vickerman, Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships, Defenders of Wildlife
  • Lisa Wainger, Research Professor, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland
  • Peter Wiley, Economist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Rob Winthrop, Senior Social Scientist, U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Participants in the Community of Practice

The Community of Practice represents a wide range of interested parties, including partner agencies, authors of this guidebook, and external experts. The group listed here contributed to webinars to share agency approaches and experiences and to provide feedback on the guidebook’s design and content. The Community of Practice continues to grow and evolve as the guidebook is updated and its approach tested (list of current members).

  • Greg Arthaud, National Leader for Ecosystem Services Research, U.S. Forest Service
  • Kenneth J. Bagstad, Research Economist, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Dinah Bear, Attorney at Law and Consultant, (Independent)
  • James Boyd, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Management of Ecological Wealth, Resources for the Future
  • Sara Brodnax, Policy Specialist, Working Lands, Environmental Defense Fund
  • Clyde F. Casey, Ecosystem Services Theme Lead, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Michael Colby, Senior Natural Resource Economics Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development
  • Sally Collins, Consultant, Sally Collins LLC
  • Patrick Comer, Chief Ecologist, NatureServe
  • Ernest Cook, Senior Vice President and National Programs Director, Trust for Public Land
  • Janet Cushing, Environmental Planner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Luca De Stefanis, Policy Aide Intern, The White House Council on Environmental Quality
  • Robert Deal, Research Forester and Ecosystem Services Team Leader, U.S. Forest Service
  • Kathy DeCoster, Director of Federal Affairs, Trust for Public Land
  • Micah Effron, Social Science and Engagement Analyst
  • John Finisdore, Founding Partner, Sustainable Flows
  • William Gascoigne, Economist, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Erica Goldman, Assistant Director for Science Policy Outreach, COMPASS
  • Rebecca Goldman-Benner, Science Director, Durham, The Nature Conservancy
  • Rachel Grandpre, Climate Change Adaptation Analyst, The White House Council on Environmental Quality
  • Erin Gray, Research Associate, People and Ecosystems Program, World Resources Institute
  • Peter Grigelis, Economist, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Policy Analysis
  • Chris Hartley, Environmental Markets Analyst, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Environmental Markets
  • Dianna Hogan, Research Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Debra Hopkins, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • David Houghton, President, National Wildlife Refuge Association
  • Christy Ihlo, Policy Assistant, Ecosystem Services Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Bruce Jones, Executive Director, Desert Research Institute
  • Jimmy Kagan, Director, Oregon Biodiversity Information Center, Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University and Portland State University
  • Becca Madsen, Project Manager, Electric Power Research Institute
  • Lynn Maguire, Professor of the Practice of Environmental Decision Analysis, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment
  • Ted (Edward) Maillett, Senior Economist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Barbara Martinez, AAAS S&T Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Evan Mercer, Research Economist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Chris Miller, Economist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Rebecca Moore,Economist, U.S. Bureau of Land Management
  • Anne Neale, Project Lead, EnviroAtlas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Lydia Olander, Director, Ecosystem Services Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Michael Papenfus, Environmental Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Trista Patterson, Senior Ecological Economist, United Nations Environmental Programme Global Resource Information Database – Arendal
  • Glenn Paulson, Science Advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Linwood Pendleton, Senior Scholar, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Danielle Pieranunzi, Program Director, Sustainable Sites Initiative
  • Mark Plummer, Economist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Tim Profeta, Director, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • Charles Rhodes, ORISE Post-Doctoral Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Leslie Richardson, Economist, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Paul Ringold, Ecologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Kerry E. Rodgers, Senior Planning and Environmental Analyst (Senior NEPA Specialist), U.S. Bureau of Land Management
  • Tracy Rouleau, Deputy Chief Economist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Susan Ruffo, Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, The White House Council on Environmental Quality
  • J.B. Ruhl, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law and Co-director, Energy, Environment and Land Use Program, Vanderbilt University
  • Diane Russell, Senior Social Scientist, U.S. Agency for International Development
  • David Saah, Principal, Spatial Informatics Group, and Associate Professor of Environmental Science, University of San Francisco
  • Giselle Samonte, Economist, Earth Resources Technology, Inc./National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Kathryn Saterson, Assistant Lab Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Lynn Scarlett, Managing Director for Public Policy, The Nature Conservancy
  • Emily Schieffer, Senior Policy Associate, Ecosystem Services Program, Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
  • John Schmerfeld, Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Darius J. Semmens, Research Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Carl Shapiro, Director, Science and Decisions Center, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Ben Sherrouse, Geographer, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Catherine, Shuman, The White House Council on Environmental Quality
  • Samantha Sifleet, Research Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Erin Sills, Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University
  • Ben Simon, Economics Staff Director, U.S. Office of Policy Analysis
  • David Simpson, Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Nikola Smith, Ecologist and Ecosystem Services Specialist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Mary Snieckus, Ecosystem Services and Markets Program Lead, U.S. Forest Service
  • Elaine Suriano, Environmental Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Ariana Sutton-Grier, Research Faculty/Ecosystem Science Advisor for the National Ocean Service, University of Maryland/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Gary Tabor, Executive Director, Center for Large Landscape Conservation
  • Howard Townsend, Ecologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Dean Urban, Professor and Division Chair, Environmental Sciences and Policy Program, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment
  • Sara Vickerman, Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships, Defenders of Wildlife
  • Sissel Waage, Director, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Business for Social Responsibility
  • Lisa Wainger, Research Professor, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland
  • Ted Weber, Science Manager, Strategic Conservation, The Conservation Fund
  • Emily Weidner, Natural Resources Specialist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Patience Whitten, NMFS HQs NEPA Coordinator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Diana Whittington, Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Laura Whorton, Land and Water Policy Advisor, The White House Council on Environmental Quality
  • Peter Wiley, Economist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Alice Williamson, Policy Associate, Sustainable Northwest
  • Kimery Wiltshire, CEO and Director, Carpe Diem West
  • Rob Winthrop, Senior Social Scientist, U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Special Advisors

Valuable input into development of this guidebook was provided by the following federal agency staff and external experts.

  • Joe Carbone, Assistant Director, National Environmental Policy Act, U.S. Forest Service
  • Clyde F. Casey, Ecosystem Services Theme Lead, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Patrick Comer, Chief Ecologist, NatureServe
  • Olivia Barton Ferriter, Deputy Director, Office of Policy Analysis, U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Chris French, Assistant Director of Ecosystem Management Coordination, U.S. Forest Service
  • Ellen Gilinsky, PhD, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Ted (Edward) Maillett, Senior Economist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Chris Miller, Economist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Tracy Rouleau, Deputy Chief Economist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • David Saah, Principal, Spatial Informatics Group, and Associate Professor of Environmental Science, University of San Francisco
  • Paul Sandifer, Chief Science Advisor, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Carl Shapiro, Director, Science and Decisions Center, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Nikola Smith, Ecologist and Ecosystem Services Specialist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Melanie Stansbury, Program Examiner, The White House Office of Management and Budget
  • Tony Tooke, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System, U.S. Forest Service
  • Sara Vickerman, Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships, Defenders of Wildlife
  • Lisa Wainger, Research Professor, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland
  • Emily Weidner, Natural Resources Specialist, U.S. Forest Service
  • Rob Winthrop, Senior Social Scientist, U.S. Bureau of Land Management

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