Founding Principal
Second Nature Ecology + Design
Berkeley, California
Robin is an urban ecologist and Founding Principal of Second Nature Ecology + Design. He collaborates with designers, developers, sustainability leaders, and local communities to bring high-quality nature into innovative projects that make our cities better, healthier, and more resilient places. As a co-author of Making Nature’s City, an internationally-used guide to urban nature design, his work has been featured in a UN-Habitat Global Urban Lecture and covered by media from NPR to The New York Times. Recently, he collaborated on the integration of biodiversity at the award-winning St. John's Terminal in Manhattan.
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FRI-D09: Rewilding New York City—History, Design & Ecology
Friday, October 10, 2025
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CT