We are happy to welcome Laurel Ladwig as the Center's new associate director!

Laurel Ladwig (M.S. Geography 2020) is a part-time instructor who teaches GEOG 355 Nature & Society and SUST 1134 Intro to Sustainability Studies. She is also the Program Director of the ABQ Backyard Refuge Program for the Friends of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, an initiative to expand wildlife habitat in the Albuquerque area by encouraging residents to share space with wildlife by adding native plants and caring for their yards with wildlife-friendly practices. 

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