Julie
Morris , Director
of Conservation
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, Latin America and Central
Asia. Julie has worked in the conservation field for over
12 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. Before the campaign, Julie also worked as
an ecologist for Charlotte County. She developed wildlife
monitoring programs, provided ecological assessments of potential
conservation lands, conducted outreach programs, and provided
biological opinions on policies relating to natural resources
and wildlife.
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. Julie has worked as a biologist
for the Ashton Biodiversity Research & Preservation Institute,
where she coordinated their Gopher Tortoise Conservation
Initiative. The initiative worked with landowners to manage
their lands for gopher tortoises and taught gopher tortoise
management programs to agency personnel, consultants and
land managers.
Her other experiences include working in Latin America and
Central Asia to develop community conservation programs,
and to implement sustainable forestry and agricultural practices.
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