Abigail Derby Lewis
The Field Museum
Chicago,
IL
USA
Biographical Sketch: Dr. Abigail Derby Lewis is a Conservation Ecologist at The Field Museum of Natural History. Abigail's work in the Science Action Center of the museum, a division dedicated to translating museum science into lasting results for conservation and cultural understanding, focuses on climate change adaptation for urban natural areas in the Great Lakes region. She works closely with natural resource managers at the federal, state and local level, as well as municipal and community leaders, to develop place-based adaptation strategies. Abigail is Co-Chair of the Chicago Wilderness Climate Change Task Force and editor of the Chicago Wilderness Climate Change Newsletter.
Papers:
117
Translating climate science into urban conservation action