Connor Phillips

Conservation Strategy and Acquisitions, Mojave Desert Land Trust

Connor serves as the Conservation Strategy and Acquisitions Fellow at Mojave Desert Land Trust, an organization that protects the California desert by conserving land, restoring habitat, and preserving native seeds. Connor earned bachelor’s degrees in environmental studies and geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he developed expertise in conservation, GIS, and field research. He will work to create a strategy and methodology to prioritize land protection efforts across the deserts of California.