Hallie Schwab

Hallie is Conservation Planning Manager at Open Space Institute (OSI) where she works to help land conservation organizations, public agencies, and other partners apply climate and watershed science to guide strategies for land protection and stewardship. Hallie administers OSI’s Catalyst Program, which has provided grants and technical assistance to support the development of 100 climate-informed plans. Hallie’s recent work has included a focus on supporting communities in harnessing natural climate solutions to bolster resilience to flooding and other climate impacts. In a previous role at the Highstead Foundation, Hallie worked on initiatives to strengthen the capacity of landscape-scale conservation collaboratives and served as a co-coordinator of the Hudson to Housatonic Regional Conservation Partnership. She has also worked at regional land trusts in New York and Massachusetts. Hallie holds a masters in Natural Resources from the University in Vermont, and a B.A. in Environmental Studies and French from Amherst College.