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Mark Reynolds

Point Conception Institute Director

California

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Mark Reynolds Director of the Point Conception Institute in California. © TNC

Area of Expertise

Planning, restoration and applied conservation science, BirdReturns

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Biography

Mark Reynolds is director of the Point Conception Institute and lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy’s Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve. Mark leads interdisciplinary teams of conservation scientists and data analysts who design, implement and export cutting-edge conservation strategies based on research at the Dangermond Preserve. Mark began his career at TNC in 2001 as senior ecologist for emerging projects. He has recently led science partnerships to develop dynamic conservation strategies for migratory species, including TNC’s innovative BirdReturns program. Prior to joining TNC, he held positions at biological field research stations of San Diego State University, the University of California Natural Reserve System, UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley.

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Media and Stories

Recent Publications and Presentations 

Thaw, M., M. GebreEgziabher, J.Y. Villafañe-Pagán, and S. Jasechko, 2022. Modern groundwater reaches deeper depths in heavily pumped aquifer systems. Nature communications, 13(1), pp.1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32954-1

Anderson, B. L. Genua, G. Ives, M. Bowen, O. Liu, T. Paschos, K. Easterday, J. H. Thorne. Tracking Change in Oak Woodland Structure and Extent at the Dangermond Preserve. Presentation at the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resource’s ‘8th California Oak Symposium’ at Cal-Poly SLO Oct 31-Nov 3, 2022. (TNC was a sponsor of this meeting, which also featured a field trip to Dangermond Preserve.)

Cope, S., V. Zetterlind, B. Tougher, K. Easterday. Using machine learning to optimize autonomous tracking of vessels by marine radar. 2021 IEEE Oceans.

Rick, T., Braje, T., Easterday, K., Graham, L., Hofman, C., Holguin, B., Mychajliw, A., Reeder-Myers, L., and M. D. Reynolds. 2022. Cultural Keystone Places and the Chumash Landscapes of Humqaq, Point Conception, California. American Antiquity 87(3), pp. 487–504. doi:10.1017/aaq.2021.154

Gleason, M., M. D. Reynolds, W. Heady, K. Easterday, and S. A. Morrison. The importance of identifying and protecting coastal wildness. In prep for Conservation Science and Practice.

Sousa, D., F. W. Davis, S. Butterfield, K. Easterday, L. Riege, M. D. Reynolds. 2022. Ecological land classification derived from multi-decadal satellite imagery predicts patterns of oak woodland dieback during extreme drought. Front. For. Glob. Change 5:867369. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2022.867369

Genua, L., Anderson, B., Bowen, M., Ives, G., Liu, O., Paschos, T., J. Thorne, others. Successional dynamics in coastal vegetation on a fire-suppressed landscape. Submitted to Madrono.

Robinette, D., and M. D. Reynolds. Shorebird populations and coastal resilience of the Point Conception, California region. In prep for Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.

Wynn-Grant, R., and M. D. Reynolds. Coastal carnivores: ecological function, connectivity, and conservation. In prep for Conservation Biology.

Easterday, K., M.D. Reynolds, M. Merrifield, M. Bell, M. Goering, D. Wright. Building a Digital Twin of the Dangermond Preserve—The Last Coastal Wilderness in Southern California. 2021. Presentation. American Geophysical Union 2021 meeting.