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Preparing for the impacts of climate change.

SWCA recognizes the increasing threat posed by global climate change. From wildfires to coastal flooding to the spread of invasive species, climate change will exert a broad range of impacts on natural and cultural resources. As one of the nation’s oldest and largest environmental science and planning firms, SWCA’s climate risk management experts possess the expertise and experience to assist our clients in identifying the potential impacts of climate change on their projects and properties and developing strategies that will address those risks and support long term sustainability.

Climate Driven Services

Disaster Recovery - Hurricane Harvey

Disaster Recovery

Helping public and private sector clients plan for and recover from disasters so they can resume normal operations as quickly as possible.

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Ecological Restoration

Ecological Restoration

Assisting our customers in the renewing ecosystems to improve resilience to a changing climate impacting our natural world.

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Disaster Resilience

Resilience

Working with our clients on long-term recovery and helping to mitigate future disasters with adaptation efforts leading to a more resilient community.

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Wildfire Services

Working with stakeholders to build fire adapted communities, wildfire resilience, healthy watersheds, and effective and safe wildfire response.

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Project Spotlights

Meet the Experts

Vice President of Client Services

Anne Cabrera

Anne has more than 18 years of experience and specializes in multi-hazard risk and resilience planning and mitigation. Her expertise includes compliance monitoring, procurement, multiagency coordination, public information, closeout processes, and audit support. 

anne.cabrera [at] swca.com (Contact Anne  →)
Lead Environmental Planner

Meg Perry

Meg is a facilitator and stakeholder engagement specialist with 14 years of experience supporting engagement and collaborative decision-making for a wide range of environmental challenges across the U.S.

meg.perry [at] swca.com (Contact Meg  →)
Principal Fire Planner

Victoria Amato

Victoria has a background in forestry, fire ecology, and natural resource management and has managed and developed over 50 CWPPs and Fire Management Plans. She started with SWCA in early 2007 and now leads the company’s fire and forestry team. 

vamato [at] swca.com (Contact Victoria  →)
Certified Fire Ecologist/Director of Client Services

Dr. Cody Stropki

Cody has been researching and working with fire in the southwest since 2002. He is a certified fire ecologist and watershed science expert who focuses on pre- and post-fire mitigation to make landscapes more resilient to climate change.

cstropki [at] swca.com (Contact Cody  →)
Principal Restoration Engineer

Josh Allen, PE

Josh has over 16 years’ experience working on site stabilization and ecosystem restoration projects. His experience includes conducting site investigations, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and modeling of watersheds, streams, and stormwater wetlands. 

josh.allen [at] swca.com (Contact Josh  →)
Natural Resources Team Lead – Fire & Forestry

Arianna Porter

Arianna began working in the field of fire & forestry in 2016. She supports the team through project management, fire planning, client relationships, public outreach, technical writing, and field operations throughout the U.S.

arianna.porter [at] swca.com (Contact Arianna  →)