Ecological Consulting Firm offers Design and Installation of Sustainable Landscapes

Kristen Pratt

Kristen is a consultant to the Chicago Department of Environment's Chicago Conservation Corps, or C3. She coordinates the C3 Student Clubs Program, supporting more than 75 after-school conservation clubs in Chicago Public Schools, and develops curriculum and activity guides for the clubs.

She also coordinates the City's Low-Cost Weatherization and Education Program.

Kristen has a B.S. in Zoology from Michigan State University, with a concentration in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology. She also specialized in Environmental Education and Community Engagement. She has extensive experience in qualitative and quantitative research on place-based education in youth, and in developing and implementing community-based youth programming.

She was named a 2007 Udall Scholar in honor of her environmental education efforts, and is certified through the National Association of Interpretation as an Interpretive Trainer.