Editor: Tara Cornelisse
tcornelisse@naturalareas.org

Tara Cornelisse received a PhD in Environmental Studies from the University of California Santa Cruz.
She also holds a BA in Biology from Boston University and a MS in Conservation Biology from San Francisco State University. Throughout her career in both academic and nonprofit science, Tara has focused on species conservation, natural resources management, and outreach and education. Her work has included habitat restoration in coastal prairies, fire management in oak woodlands, recreational impacts in dune ecosystems, grazing in remnant grasslands, pollinator conservation, and endangered species policy. She is also the Lead Zoologist at NatureServe where she works with network partners in the US and Canada to advance biodiversity knowledge to inform conservation actions. 

Managing Editor: Scott Gillihan
sgillihan@naturalareas.org

Scott Gillihan has a BS in Wildlife Biology and an MA in Zoology. His many years of work as a biologist took him from grasslands to alpine tundra, with particular emphasis on forested ecosystems. His parallel interest in communications led to his current work as a copyeditor, managing editor and editor-in-chief of scientific and popular publications.

Social Media Manager: Cheyenne Moore
cmoore@naturalareas.org

Cheyenne Moore received her M.S. in Biology from Bucknell University where she worked on conservation and genetics of Pennsylvania's threatened, rare, and endangered plant taxa. She is now the Pennsylvania Plant Conservation Alliance Coordinator for the PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources and the PA Natural Heritage Program

Plant Ecology

• Young D. Choi- Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
• Autumn Sabo - Pennsylvania State University, Beaver
• Rebecca Swab, Holden Forest and Gardens, Kirtland, OH
• John N. Williams - University of California, Davis, CA

Endangered and Rare Plants/Restoration

• Donatella Cogoni- Cagliari University, Sardinia, Italy
• Michael Curran - Abnova Ecological Solutions LLC, Cheyenne, WY
• Sarah Hamman- Center for Natural Lands Management, Olympia, WA
• Anatoliy A. Khapugin - Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park Smolny
• Brenda Molano- Flores Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign
• Noel Pavlovic- Great Lakes Science Center, Porter, IN
• Scott Schuette- Western PA Conservancy, Pittsburgh, PA

Entomology

• Vicki Wojcik- Pollinator Partnership, San Francisco, CA

Invasive Species

• Matt Bahm - USDA Natural Resource Conservation Science
• Chris Evans- University of Illinois, Simpson, IL
• Mike Jenkins- Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
• Jil Swearingen- Into the Weeds Consulting, MD

Animal Ecology

• John G. Bruggink- Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
• Gary S. Casper- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Field Station, Saukville, WI
• Katelyn Lawson - Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn
• Nick Van Lanen- Bird Conservatory of the Rockies, Fort Collins, CO
• Brittany Schweiger - HeartLands Conservancy, Belleville, IL

Conservation Planning and Policy

• Dominick DellaSala- Geos Institute, Ashland, OR
• Betsy Miller Vixie- City of San Diego, San Diego, CA 
• John Vickery- Denver, CO

Fire Ecology

• Hugh Safford- USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, Vallejo, CA

Book Reviews 

• Scott Rush- Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, MS