Four organizations have received Leadership Grants to work with Switzer Fellows, all as recently hired or promoted staff, to tackle critical issues.  Through these grants, Fellows will work to move California agricultural policies in a more sustainable direction, conserve threatened populations of the Pink Footed Shearwater in Chile, develop and lead the San Diego Climate Science Alliance, and provide policy and educational support for wetlands managers across the country.

In this webinar, we will explore how open access works, and discuss the opportunities and resources available to help scientists and researchers make their work more accessible.

Date:  Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Time:  12:30 pm Eastern time / 9:30 am Pacific time

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Switzer Fellows in the DC area, please join us for brunch to kick off the spring retreat training for 2014 Fellows!  This year, we are gathering all 2014 Fellows, from both coasts, for a two-day policy communications training with COMPASS.  We will start the retreat with a networking brunch so new Fellows can meet our DC-based contingent.

Date:    Sunday, March 1, 2015
Time:    10 - Noon
Place:   Washington Plaza Hotel, Monroe Ballroom

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Paying attention to the twinned threats of climate change and species extinction requires ingenuity, cash, and nimble legal mechanisms, writes 2007 Fellow David Takacs.

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After six years of research and community organizing, 2005 Fellow Tori Kjer and her colleagues have won strong support from the community for their Avalon Green Alley Network Plan in Los Angeles, and the renovation of two alleys is scheduled to begin early next year.

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Neither wild fish nor farmed fish can be certified organic because no organic standards exist in the U.S. to regulate them. But that may be about to change-for the worse. Why? Read a Switzer Fellow Thought Leadership piece by 1994 Fellow Lisa Bunin of the Center for Food Safety.

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To conservationist and 2009 Fellow Ayana Johnson, getting coastal communities involved in plans to protect their waters is critical for protecting the planet's oceans. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, she talks about her work in one Caribbean island and how it shows how such a strategy can get results.

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The National Adaptation Forum, which boasts a number of Switzer Fellows on the Steering Committee (Lara Hansen as Chair!), will be held May 12-14th in St. Louis, MO.  Early bird registration ends on February 28 - don't miss it!