Carolyn Enquist

Science Coordinator, USA National Phenology Network,
cenquist@email.arizona.edu

Carolyn Enquist coordinates the USA-National Phenology Network’s science activities on behalf of the Wildlife Society. This includes facilitating applied scientific research related to phenology, working with government agencies, academics and volunteers to implement standardized monitoring protocols and analysis methods, communicating the importance of phenology as a robust indicator of climate change impacts on humans and natural systems, and highlighting the role monitoring can play in facilitating the application of climate change adaptation strategies.

Carolyn has been in the biodiversity conservation field for nearly two decades, having worked for the National Wildlife Federation, the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and the Nature Conservancy. She has largely focused on researching the ecological implications of climate change and identifying adaptation options for conservation and management priorities in the southwestern U.S. and Central America. She is also an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment. Carolyn received a bachelor's from Mount Holyoke College and her doctorate and master's from the University of New Mexico.