Art and science, with and on behalf of nature

“What is Life? It is a material process, sifting and surging over matter like a strange, slow wave. It is a controlled artistic chaos.”

— Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan (from their book What Is Life?)

Maureen is an evolutionary ecologist, conservation biologist, visual artist, and interdisciplinary teacher and facilitator. For 20+ years she has studied the effects of climate and human-induced hydrologic change on amphibians and freshwater wetlands while also co-creating, teaching, and facilitating interdisciplinary spaces. Maureen has a PhD in Population Biology from the University of California Davis; was a David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow at the University of Washington; has a studio practice in painting, printmaking, and mixed media drawing; and is a Certified Mindfulness Instructor. READ MORE