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julie morris

 

 

Julie Morris
Director of Conservation/President
M.S. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Julie’s areas of expertise include stakeholder coordination, community-based natural resource management, public outreach and field biology. She has developed conservation programs with landowners and community groups throughout Florida and internationally. Julie has worked in the conservation field for over 15 years as a field biologist, research scientist, program coordinator and environmental educator.

Prior to joining Wildlands Conservation, Julie coordinated a successful environmental land acquisition referendum for Charlotte County. As the county liaison for referendum activities her duties included: Developing a protocol for an acquisition program; assisting with writing the ordinance; community education and outreach, and working with constituency groups around the county such as development and real estate professionals, conservation organizations, governmental agencies and the general public. As an ecologist for Charlotte County she developed monitoring programs for terrestrial and marine wildlife, provided ecological assessments of potential conservation lands and conducted outreach programs.

Previously, Julie worked for the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida as a Research Scientist. She specialized in conducting studies on the human dimensions of conservation, including evaluating conservation and management programs, designing effective environmental communication and outreach programs, and focusing on solutions to human/wildlife conflict. Her other experiences include working in Latin America and Central Asia to develop community conservation programs, and to implement sustainable forestry and agricultural practices.

Julie sits on FWC’s Gopher Tortoise Technical Advisory Group, the Environmental Policy Task Force for Sarasota County, and the Environmental Task Force for the City of Venice.

 

 

 

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