Emma Dyson is passionate about the intersection of community well-being and environmental conservation, with a focus on science communication and visual storytelling as a way to make complex environmental information more accessible and actionable. Her past work has centered on creating maps that support conservation planning, habitat restoration, and community resilience across a range of ecological and cultural contexts.

 

A native of Katy, Texas, Emma earned her Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Sustainability Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, where she focused on human-environment interactions and developed skills in GIS, remote sensing, and environmental research working in the Beach-Buzter Labs.

 

Her previous experience includes work in riparian habitat conservation, floodplain mapping, and watershed management in Texas, as well as geoarchaeological research in Belize and endangered bird conservation in Hawaiʻi. Most recently, she worked with the Morro Bay National Estuary Program, conducting fieldwork, lab work, and geospatial analysis to help protect and restore Morro Bay and its watershed on the California Central Coast.