Julia Vineyard
Stewardship Coordinator, Massachusetts
Julia Vineyard Stewardship Coordinator for The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. © Stephanie Dozois
Areas of Expertise
Habitat Management, Bog Turtles, GIS, Habitat Restoration, Endangered Species Conservation
Biography
Julia Vineyard is the stewardship coordinator for The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. She supports the stewardship team by managing ArcGIS Online databases and mobile data collection, implementing habitat management and preserve monitoring, and supervising long-term bog turtle research within the state. Julia collaborates with conservation staff to produce a variety of geospatial products, ranging from paper maps of protected lands to online mapping tools for data sharing among partners.
Julia’s journey into conservation began in 2018 as an AmeriCorps member with TNC in Massachusetts. As a stewardship assistant, she carried out habitat management activities, monitored preserves and began working with bog turtles. Her career then took her to TNC in Florida, where she managed habitats for three federally threatened species in restored longleaf pine forests. Julia completed her master’s thesis investigating the population status and spatial distribution of bog turtles in Massachusetts before returning to work on the stewardship team.
In the Media
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New Berkshire trail opens in Washington
Julia Vineyard mentioned for her work on the Headwaters Trail at TNC's Coles Brook Preserve in Washington, Massachusetts. Read more
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To Save the Tiniest Turtle in North America
Scientists are rebuilding bogs from scratch. Julia Vineyard quoted for her expertise. Read more
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The Search for America’s Tiniest Turtles
The stewardship team in Massachusetts is restoring wetlands and using some old-school ways to track bog turtles. Learn more
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Endangered Bog Turtle Monitoring with The Nature Conservancy
TNC in Massachusetts has been monitoring a bog turtle site in the Berkshire Mountains for the past 30 years. Read more
Keep Reading
The Scientists Behind Decades of Bog Turtle Research
Since the 1980s, scientists have been researching endangered bog turtles and their unique habitats in Western Massachusetts to best understand how we can preserve them into the future.
Connecting Lands for Climate Resilience
TNC data shows which landscapes will support plants and animals as the climate changes. We're working to protect them.
How Does the Bobcat Cross the Mass Pike
TNC in Massachusetts is leading an effort to assess and map culverts under Interstate 90 to identify those that can serve as corridors for wildlife to pass under the road.