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Elija Flores is a GIS Technician working with our science and conservation team to protect and restore habitat for theÌý.

Elija was formerly aÌýÌýwith the ÃÛèÖAPP. During her fellowship, sheÌýused Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to strengthen ÃÛèÖAPP'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 ÃÛèÖAPP network.Ìý

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 developedÌýa love and appreciation for wetlands and marshbirds– butÌýhummingbirds are still her favorite.