Kip Kolesinskas

Kip is a Consulting Conservation Scientist. His current projects include assisting agencies, NGOs, and private individuals with farmland protection, land access and affordability for new and beginning farmers, farmland restoration, and climate change adaptation strategies. He is the co-chair of the Working Lands Alliance Steering Committee, former member of the CT Council on Environmental Quality, and a USDA Climate Adaptation Fellow. Kip has contributed to numerous publications and initiatives including Conservation Options for Connecticut Farmland, and Planning for Agriculture – A Guide for Connecticut Municipalities. He is formerly a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Scientist for Connecticut and Rhode Island, where he worked extensively with farmers, educators, government, and nonprofits to help them protect farmland and wetlands, and use soils information to make better informed land use decisions.