Christopher Schell

@UrbanSchell

Assistant Professor @UCBerkeley in @ESPM_Berkeley studying urban wildlife ecology, conservation, and environmental justice. #GoBears!

Berkeley, CA Joined September 2014

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Christopher Schell @UrbanSchell Feb 7, 2025

Come work with us! The Schell Lab is looking for a new postdoc to work on urban biodiversity initiatives in the Bay Area and throughout California. The future postdoc will also be an integral partner of the California Urban Nature Alliance. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04719

Christopher Schell @UrbanSchell Jan 11, 2025

The Eaton Fire in LA decimated my family's homes, i.e., our community and spiritual waypoints for more than 4 generations (myself included). While we are heartbroken, we are resilient. Please consider donating to our GoFundMe to help rebuild (thank you!) gofund.me/6977eb84

www.gofundme.com Donate to Help the Washingtons RISE after the Eaton Canyon Fire!, organized by Danielle Schell Allene and Leon Washington Sr.: The front of the house before … Danielle Schell needs your support for Help the Washingtons RISE after the Eaton Canyon Fire!

Christopher Schell @UrbanSchell Aug 16, 2024

Hey y'all! It's been a minute. A longer update is coming, but for now: I'm sharing an essay I wrote for the book Heart of the Wild edited by Ben Minteer and @JLosos, with an amazing author group, and I'm honored to be among them. My essay is linked below! lithub.com/to-dream-of-be…

lithub.com To Dream of Beauty: On the Possibility of Afrofuturism as a Solution to Climate Catastrophe Biologists and environmentalists dedicated to studying the natural world may say that hope is a scarce resource of late. Human-driven shifts to the climate have increased the frequency and severity…

Christopher Schell @UrbanSchell Dec 1, 2023

I am quite smitten with the rebels that are these Bay Area coyotes 🐺❤️. @ScrapNaturalist @TaliCaspi @Lauren_Stanton_ @EstienCesar, add it to the list of stories!
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www.sfgate.com Coyote stops traffic on I-280 in San Francisco for over an hour A coyote stopped southbound traffic on I-280 near Mission Bay in SF Thursday morning.

Christopher Schell @UrbanSchell Nov 9, 2023

Excited for this year's Western Society of Naturalists meeting! Humbled to be in community with @WSN_Students @WSN_Secretariat and @wsn_deic folks, as well as see familiar faces:@drnyc_awe @pisastero and more!

Bonnie J Becker @pisastero Nov 8, 2023

The Western Society of Naturalists meeting is this week! Check out this thread to get hyped for the amazing Presidential Symposium we have planned! @WSN_Secretariat @WSN_Students @wsn_deic 1/15

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