Bronwen Stanford
Bronwen Stanford, PhD
Environmental Scientist
Resilient Landscapes Program
Historical Ecology
Urban Nature Lab
Watershed Science & Management
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Bronwen Stanford is an applied ecologist in the Resilient Landscapes program at the San Francisco Estuary Institute. Her research seeks to identify management strategies to support both ecological function and human benefit in aquatic ecosystems and the landscapes that surround them. Bronwen has a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from the University of California Santa Cruz, where she studied land use impacts on stream restoration outcomes. After completing her PhD, she worked to develop ecological flows as part of the statewide instream flow program at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Prior to graduate school she worked in SFEI's historical ecology program. She received her B.A. from Stanford University.
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Next Generation Urban Greening (Project)
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East Contra Costa County Historical Ecology Study (Project)
SFEI conducted a historical ecology assessment of natural resources in East Contra Costa County in partnership with Contra Costa County and the Contra Costa Watershed Forum. Through the study, SFEI collected and analyzed data to build understanding of the historical alignments of creeks, the natural pattern of riparian and dryland habitat types, and the locations of former seasonal and perennial wetlands.
Alameda Creek Historical Ecology Study (Project)
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City of Riverside Urban and Historical Ecology Case Study (Project)
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