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Craig Groves

Director, Conservation Methods and Learning Team

Contact Information

E-mail: craig_groves@tnc.org

Brief Biography

Craig Groves is The Nature Conservancy's director of conservation methods and learning. He has a M.S. degree in ecology from Idaho State University and has been working as a wildlife biologist, ecologist and conservation planner since 1982. He led efforts in the Conservancy to develop methods for and implement ecoregional assessments across the organization and continues to play a leading role in improving conservation planning tools at scales from projects to ecoregions. Earlier in his career he helped launch the Idaho Natural Heritage Program, a collaborative program between TNC and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Groves also worked as a nongame and endangered species biologist for the Idaho wildlife agency. From 2002-2007 he worked as a senior scientist and planner for the Wildlife Conservation Society, both in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and in selected projects globally.

Craig Groves

Director, Conservation Methods and Learning Team

Climate Change and Conservation Assessments

Game, E. T., C. Groves, M. Andersen, M. Cross, C. Enquist, Z. Ferdaña, E. Girvetz, A. Gondor, K. Hall, J. Higgins, R. Marshall, K. Popper, S. L. Shafer 2009. Incorporating climate change adaptation into regional conservation assessments. The Nature Conservancy: Arlington, Virginia. 

Planning: New Tools and Approaches

Hilty, J. A. and C. R. Groves. 2008. Conservation planning: new tools and new approaches. In R. Knight and C. White , eds., Conservation for a New Generation: Redefining Natural Resources Management. Island Press, Washington, D. C.

Drafting a Conservation Blueprint

Groves, C. R. 2003. Drafting A Conservation Blueprint: A Pracitioners’ Guide to Planning for Biodiversity. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Planning for Biodiversity Conservation

Groves, C. R., D. B. Jensen, L. L. Valutis, K. H. Redford, M. L. Shaffer, J. M. Scott, J. V. Baumgartner, J. V. Higgins, M. W. Beck, and M. G. Anderson. 2002. Planning for biodiversity conservation: putting conservation science into practice. BioScience 52:499-512.

Designing a Geography of Hope

Groves, C., L. Valutis, D. Vosick, B. Neely, K. Wheaton, J. Touval, and B. Runnels. 2000. Designing a Geography of Hope: a Practitioner’s Handbook for Ecoregional Conservation Planning. 2nd edition. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington VA.

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