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Catherine Schloegel

Watershed Forest Manager, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Headshot of Catherine Schloegel.

Catherine Schloegel Colorado’s Watershed Forest Manager. © Lauryn Wachs

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Water funds and payments for environmental services, Social science, Climate adaptation of forests

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Biography

Catherine Schloegel brings a global conservation perspective to her role as Colorado’s Watershed Forest Manager. She leads efforts that strengthen the long-term health and resilience of Colorado’s forests: work that protects communities, secures water supplies and sustains forested landscapes. With a systems-oriented approach, she connects on-the-ground restoration to the policy, financial and institutional decisions that unlock durable, landscape-scale impact.

Her experience spans post-fire reforestation, climate adaptation for people and forests, and forging partnerships that bring diverse stakeholders together for shared outcomes.

Before returning to Colorado, where she grew up, Catherine spent more than a decade in Ecuador helping communities build the capacity needed to conserve some of the world’s most biodiverse tropical forests. She holds a Master of Science in social ecology from Yale University.

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