https://landandwaterconnections.com/about daily 0.75 2023-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/97dabe72-b216-417f-8898-29d4d4d4a716/Amy+Morris_Headshot-4web.JPG About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://landandwaterconnections.com/land-acknowledgment-giving daily 0.75 2023-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/28a4c207-99b0-40ae-8195-6d80688e57f2/davey-heuser--SiebudsRYg-unsplash-4web.jpg Land Acknowledgment + Giving - At least 10% of our profits are donated to grassroots groups focused on land return and environmental justice. Land and Water Connections Consulting is based in San Francisco, the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples, the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. In acknowledgment of the need to face the legacies of colonization, genocide, and racism, Land and Water Connections Consulting pays a Yunakin “land tax” to The Association of Ramaytush Ohlone. https://landandwaterconnections.com/home daily 1.0 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/1667244511925-034HB2HM961YOQ6SM8MG/rich-martello-zIlyHd9Qn7U-unsplash-4web.jpg Home - We focus on parks and conservation, climate change, and equitable access to nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/1691329813197-TUQK4ZBWOZ25C23HUK6X/land-water-sky-final-plan-4web.png Home - Land, Water, Sky Natural Infrastructure Plan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/1675137867738-ZV7Q6SJFG5IRHN5R7XS4/2.png Home - Colorado Front Range Urban Forestry Expansion Strategy Cover of the full report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/1675137867896-KKAHUDLPCU15X0BX6P3B/4.png Home - Pasadena Healthy Parks Plan Cover image of the report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/0ca453a3-ebf6-47df-9ac4-23e73ccc67ac/Amy+Morris_Headshot-4web.JPG Home - Get to know Amy ➔ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/b212beea-4a87-411d-9e43-49e6e2352360/pasadena-park-4web.png Home - “Amy balances her technical knowledge with a depth of empathy that translates to thoughtful, community-driven, and rigorous work.” “She has been a fantastic collaborator on a number of health and equity-focused parks plans we worked on together in Texas. 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Simply put, it has been a gift to work with Amy and I look forward to doing so again and again.” — Brett KenCairn, Director of Center for Regenerative Solutions & City of Boulder Senior Policy Advisor for Climate & Resilience https://landandwaterconnections.com/services/pasadena-healthy-parks-plan monthly 0.5 2023-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/37dece2c-0613-439e-8858-ee6e67670d8a/Pasadena-Healthy-Parks-Plan-Cover-4web.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/f5e798e8-2ac7-4479-b737-9a488d6cff7c/pasadena-central-park-4web.jpeg Services - Pasadena Healthy Parks Plan - “Amy is knowledgeable, organized, and a great collaborator who brings out the best from everyone. “ “I greatly enjoyed working with Amy on the Pasadena Healthy Parks Plan. Her ability to see the larger vision, break it into implementable steps, and keep everything on track was essential to the project’s success. She is also highly skilled at research and data analysis based on community input. This, coupled with the ability to communicate outcomes and recommendations comprehensively, resulted in a plan that the Pasadena Parks and Recreation Department can easily use to maximize their park system's effectiveness for years to come. She is a highly recommended leader and someone I’d love to work with again in the future.” — Lisa Graiff, Beyond the Bayous Program Manager at Houston Parks Board https://landandwaterconnections.com/services/our-natural-interest-tnc monthly 0.5 2023-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/035ba10e-4d19-419c-8c4f-1c0c2921a32d/TNC-Our-Natural-Interest-Cover-4web.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/f1efcec2-687d-48f6-9b22-0d135d6196e9/daiga-ellaby-4web.jpg Services - Our Natural Interest (TNC) Child's legs stomping in leaf-filled puddle wearing yellow pants and black and white rain boots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/9e628c59-2697-4932-83e0-534d6646e7de/john-fowler-onYwpkAI8ow-unsplash-4web.jpg Services - Our Natural Interest (TNC) A gorgeous pink and purple sunset over desert rock formations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/3ba064c5-81fa-4806-b30f-acbcbd8df471/armand+bayou-4web.jpg Services - Our Natural Interest (TNC) Two people in canoes on a marshy lake with lush green trees in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/ecc62190-eb28-4342-b262-c7cb4575123d/emily-kencairn-echinacea-4web.jpeg Services - Our Natural Interest (TNC) A bright pink echinacea flower with orange center and a native bee gathering pollen. https://landandwaterconnections.com/services/natural-infrastructure-texas-hill-country monthly 0.5 2023-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/b497dfe5-f174-478d-a933-921481227c0d/land-water-sky-final-plan-cover-4web.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/ef85b6eb-9f66-4697-87a5-c74eccf36a0c/18142+-+Robbyn+Dodd+-+Take+me+to+the+River-4web.jpg Services - Natural Infrastructure Plan for the Texas Hill Country - “Amy’s writing and organizing style, responsiveness to feedback, and ability to navigate competing interests and perspectives were game-changers for the success of the project.” “We had a phenomenal experience working with Amy and her subconsultants on the Land, Water, Skies and Natural Infrastructure Plan for the Hill Country. Amy was thorough, organized, and incredibly thoughtful in her approach. She kept project partners engaged throughout a 15 month process and handled curveballs with grace and calm. Her writing and organizing style, responsiveness to feedback, and ability to navigate competing interests and perspectives were game-changers for the success of the project. The Natural Infrastructure Plan is guiding corporate investment in conservation projects, has generated dozens of media stories, and will be a tool we can use to guide strategic conservation and inform our policy work for years to come. Look forward to working with her again, hopefully soon!” — Katherine Romans, Executive Director at Hill Country Alliance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/3b0a28b8-5942-45f7-9890-34bae08f48a5/Carl+Griffin++-+2011+-+11228_JacobwellB-4web.png Services - Natural Infrastructure Plan for the Texas Hill Country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/ab61fc57-b268-4a73-8c5a-feef26b1cfd0/517_2+Michael+Penn+Smith+-+Bluebonnet+Hillside-4web.jpg Services - Natural Infrastructure Plan for the Texas Hill Country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/74b34558-be04-46d4-af53-0ebee6c24a9d/17110+-+Rob+Greebon+-+Wonder-4web.jpg Services - Natural Infrastructure Plan for the Texas Hill Country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634dd1eb457b13791d2cdec6/23f8fb5d-425e-4c35-a3bd-052c0c3f53a9/534_4+Michelle+Michel+-+Sunrise+over+Bull+Creek-4web.jpg Services - Natural Infrastructure Plan for the Texas Hill Country