Selected Profile

Georgia Basso

Originally from New York, Georgia Basso holds a B.S. in Entomology and Applied Ecology with a concentration in wildlife conservation and art from the University of Delaware.

Prior her arrival at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Georgia spent three years in the Central Valley of California working as an endangered species biologist for California State University, Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program (ESRP) where she served as the lead field biologist for invertebrate research projects. In addition to working as a biologist she also developed the ESRP outreach program. Through this program Georgia formed alliances with community, public, and private sectors and spearheaded education and community based habitat revitalization projects.

At the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Georgia’s program has centered on social ecology and private land conservation. This summer Georgia researched the opportunities for and barriers to private land conservation initiatives in the Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor in Costa Rica.

Georgia expects a Master of Environmental Science in May of 2008 and hopes to return to highly imperiled landscapes like California’s Central Valley where she will continue working on land conservation initiatives and pursuing pathways for strategic cross-sector collaboration.