Clients & Portfolio -

Dr. Crist has worked with a vast array of clients from many sectors and geographies around the world. PlanIt Forward launched in July 2019; we are proud to feature our current and recent clients:

National Audubon Society, Washington D.C., USA: support and training to apply the NatureServe Vista software to improve coastal resilience in the San Francisco, California Bay Region by restoring bird habitat.

James Cook University, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Townsville, Australia: support and training to apply the NatureServe Vista software to improved watershed management.

Landscape design clients:

Anthem Highlands Community Association: conceptual design for flood mitigation, improved connectivity, and grounds renovation for the Parkside Community Center
Peak to Peak Charter School: pro bono design and construction assistance for 1/4 acre organic garden

Dr. Crist has frequently served as an adviser to a variety of organizations and initiatives:

Adviser Western Collaborative Conservation Network
Board Member Conservation Measures Partnership
Member advisory group to the National Academy of Sciences, Transportation Research Board
Adviser to Federal Highways Agency Eco-Logical Implementation
Adviser to Federal Highways Climate Resilience Program
Adviser to Esri’s Green Infrastructure initiative
Science adviser to the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico’s NSF Citizen Science Program
Invited expert participant of the United Nations Environment Program workshop on Ecosystem Based Adaptation Decision Support Framework, Nairobi, Kenya
Member of Western Governors Association Western Renewable Energy Zone initiative advisory team
Served on Las Cruces/Dona Ana County (New Mexico) Planning Task Force and co-authored Site Planning and Landscape Ordinance

The following projects are a sample of work conducted by Dr. Patrick Crist primarily while serving as Director of Conservation Planning for NatureServe, a global non-profit conservation organization. We acknowledge the substantial contributions of many staff and partners in conducting these projects:

Coastal Resilience Assessment & Prioritization

Vibrant Forest Plan for the Coastal Redwood Ecoregion

Conservation Planning for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Integrated Transportation Planning and Mitigation

Improving Military Readiness Through Landscape Planning

Rapid Ecoregional Assessments (REAs) for the Western U.S.

The Integrated Ecological Framework for Long Range Transportation Planning

Integrating Climate Change and Conservation Over Landscape Scales

Development and Piloting of the Refuge Vulnerability Assessment & Adaptation (RVAA) Framework

Regional and Local Conservation Planning for the Georgia Coast

Renewable Energy & Transmission Siting

Development of an Integrated Land-Sea Planning Approach and Toolkit