About Us
The Desert Climate Resilience Initiative has been a collaborative project led by members of the Sweet Lab and the Center for Conservation Biology from University of California, Riverside.
Project Members
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Lynn Sweet, Ph.D
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
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Darrel Jenerette, Ph.D
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
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Danelle Angeline Baronia
PROJECT COORDINATOR
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
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Hector Zumbado-Ulate, Ph.D
HABITAT MODELLING
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Luis Barrios
GIS SUPPORT
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Sienna Thomas
CLIMATE RESILIENCE SCHOLAR
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Rachel Gallardo
JUNIOR SPECIALIST
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A special thank you to the following for their contributions to the Desert Climate Resilience Initiative…
Melanie Davis
Scott Heacox
Elizabeth Paige
Remy Vincent
The Sandquist Lab
Stacey Villalobos
Julia Parish
… and the community for their participation and input during our events, classes, and the 2025 DCRI Partner Workshop.
About The Sweet Lab
Within UC Riverside's Center for Conservation Biology department, the Sweet lab is a research unit based in Palm Desert, CA.
We are dedicated to the conservation and restoration of ecosystems, focused largely on the diverse desert ecosystems of the Coachella Valley. Across our department and affiliate faculty and staff, we are ecologists, biologists, social scientists, and biogeographers working to solve earth's most pressing challenges where biodiversity is at risk.