Marcos Robles

Conservation Science Specialist (joined TNC 2006)

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• M.S., 1995, Ecology, Colorado State University
• B.A., 1993, Environmental Science, University of California at Berkeley

Marcos focuses on ways to help the Conservancy and its partners adapt to a changing environment, from climate change to urban growth. He is the lead of a climate change team within the Arizona Chapter and a scientist on the Southwest Climate Change Initiative. Current projects include an assessment of climate change impacts on natural resources in the Southwest and a study evaluating the potential impact of future population growth on Arizona's rivers and streams.

Trained as an ecosystem ecologist, Marcos has been working in conservation science for a decade. Prior to joining the Conservancy, he worked as a project manager and conservation scientist for NatureServe. Marcos obtained his Masters degree in Ecology from Colorado State University where he did his thesis work on grassland and soil conservation in Wyoming.