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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