Chris Burkett
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
VA
USA
Biographical Sketch: Chris Burkett works for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and serves as Virginia’s Wildlife
Action Plan Coordinator. Burkett’s career has focused on the social, economic, and policy aspects of natural resource
management and his current duties involve working with agency personnel and partners to identify opportunities to
implement proactive wildlife conservation. Burkett also participates in a variety of regional and national efforts
related to climate change, strategic planning, project data management, and program effectiveness measures.
Previously, Burkett worked for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department as a social scientist and planner. Burkett
has worked extensively with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies to
evaluate, promote, and help implement the national wildlife action plan program. Burkett earned his bachelor’s in
Environmental Sciences from the University of Alabama and earned his master’s degree in Geography from the
University of Wyoming.
Papers:
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Climate Modeling and Species Vulnerability Assessment