Kara Baldwin
Background & Expertise
Since graduating from South Dakota State University with a degree in biology education, Kara Baldwin has been at the intersection of science and education. After spending time teaching in classrooms, state and national parks, and other non-formal learning centers, she continued her education and completed a Masters of Science in Science Education from Oregon State University and her PhD in Biology from Illinois State University. Today, Kara is the Education and Community Engagement Coordinator at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, a biological field station operated by the University of Minnesota’s College of Biological Sciences and enjoys working at a location where her love of science and STEM education overlap.
Featured Project: Kara Baldwin
Prairie Restorations: Arts-based engagement for sustainable farming futures
Challenge
Despite incentives to maintain Minnesota’s remaining prairie, grasslands continue to be threatened due to cropland expansion. Sustainable farming practices sometimes lack buy-in from landowners who see these policies and practices as impractical and costly.
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