Julie Crawford

I am the Plant Ecologist for the Arizona Ecological Services Office out of Flagstaff, Arizona.  I have been working in this position since 2011, following more than 20 years as botanist, ecologist, and conservationist with various Federal, State, and non-profit organizations throughout the western U.S.  Much of my career has been spent researching the direct and indirect impacts of human activity on both rare and common plant species, communities, and ecosystems, including post-fire recovery, nonnative plant invasion, and climate change climate change
Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Though there have been previous periods of climatic change, since the mid-20th century humans have had an unprecedented impact on Earth's climate system and caused change on a global scale.

Learn more about climate change .  I have a Bachelor of Science in Botany and a Master of Science in Forestry (Riparian Ecology), both from Northern Arizona University.  My PhD is in Experimental Ecology and Geobotany from the University of Pavia in Italy (Alpine Ecology and Climate Change).  In my position with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, I am the Section 6 Plant and Wildlife Grant Coordinator for Arizona, lead for 11 listed plants and 4 plants with Conservation Agreements, and am technical advisor for all unlisted rare plant species in the state.