Researchers

Emily Burns is the Program Director for Sky Island Alliance and leads the Border Wildlife Study, the Path of the Jaguar Internship Program, Sky Island FotoFauna, Spring Seeker, and conservation programs. Emily joined Sky Island Alliance in 2019 after practicing conservation science and restoration for nearly a decade in the redwood forests of California at Save the Redwoods League. Emily received her doctorate in 2009 from the University of California, Berkeley in Integrative Biology and conducted postdoctoral research on drought tolerance in ferns at the University of California, Santa Cruz.