Cherie LeBlanc Fisher

Title: Social Scientist
Unit: People and Their Environments: Social Science Supporting Natural Resource Management and Policy
Previous Unit: Natural Environments for Urban Populations
Address: Northern Research Station
1033 University Place, Suite 360
Evanston, IL 60201-3172
Phone: 847-866-9311; ext. 12
E-mail: Contact Cherie LeBlanc Fisher

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Education

• M.E.M. (Master of Environmental Management), Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Urban Ecology concentration
• B.A., Mount Holyoke College, Politics & Women's Studies double major

Current Research

I am wrapping up editing work on the Proceedings of the 2008 Northeast Recreation Research Symposium. I am also writing an article for Native Plants Journal on an herbicide application design patented by Forest Service folks in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. In a research support capacity, I have been working on literature reviews on (1) natural disaster preparation and planning, (2) urban environmental stewardship, and (3) people's perceptions of the availability/scarcity of water supplies in the United States.

My ongoing projects and tasks include writing reports and publications on past research, writing updates about our research for the unit website, finding ways to communicate to non-researchers about our work, and assisting with paperwork and reports for projects that we fund. I also work with people from other organizations and government agencies on projects and planning efforts aimed at both improving the economy and preserving the ecology of the heavily industrialized Calumet area.

Why is This Important

Natural areas in cities may not qualify as perfect, pristine Nature but even small patches of park or prairie or water can be enormously important to urban people. This is especially true in places like Calumet where industry has historically dominated people's lives and the natural environment. I am pleased to be able to contribute to research that deepens our understanding of how people and natural areas affect each other in cities.

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