Anna Schiller
Program Manager, Climate Resilient Water Systems
Work
Areas of expertise:
Conservation biology, spatial analysis, groundwater management, land use planning
Description
Anna supports EDF’s Central Valley Resilience Initiative through stakeholder engagement, spatial analysis and project management. Her current work is focused on sustainable groundwater management and multibenefit land conversion.
Background
Anna holds a master’s degree from UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management and a B.S. from UC Davis, where she studied wildlife, fish and conservation biology.
Anna began working with EDF as a graduate student at the Bren School. With a team of graduate students, Anna worked with EDF to build a spatial prioritization tool to recommend land conversion approaches that achieve groundwater sustainability targets and support ecologically important habitat at the lowest cost.
While at the Bren School, Anna also researched the use of voluntary conservation agreements in the energy sector and accessibility of groundwater management information and data. Anna previously worked at an economic and financial consulting firm that specializes in natural resource use, preservation and protection.
Latest pieces
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Collaboration and strategic land repurposing: An interview with Julie Rentner, President of River Partners
On the Water Front, April 3, 2023 -
Nearly $40 million available to help California water managers, growers, and communities achieve groundwater sustainability through the Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program
On the Water Front, February 2, 2023 -
This farmland repurposing project is delivering 3 benefits. A park may be next.
Growing Returns Blog, April 4, 2022 -
This farmland repurposing project is delivering 3 benefits. A park may be next.
On the Water Front, April 3, 2022 -
California’s new farmland repurposing program requires community engagement. This guide describes how.
On the Water Front, March 28, 2022 -
California’s new farmland repurposing program requires community engagement. This guide describes how.
Growing Returns Blog, March 14, 2022 -
Community and Grower Engagement in Multibenefit Land Repurposing
Source, March 7, 2022 -
Capturing water from atmospheric rivers will help build drought resilience in California. Here’s how.
Growing Returns Blog, November 1, 2021