Elija Flores is a GIS Technician working with our science and conservation team to protect and restore habitat for the .
Elija was formerly a with the APP. During her fellowship, she used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to strengthen APP's conservation science and empower others through storytelling. Her projects involved spotlighting the Mackenzie Fellowship with story maps, developing wet-dry mapping for riparian habitats to promote species protection, and creating story maps for a variety of initiatives across the APP network.
Elija graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in Global Health and a minor in Sustainability, and a master's degree in Geographic Information Systems. Since working on the rail project, she has developed a love and appreciation for wetlands and marshbirds– but hummingbirds are still her favorite.
