Caroline Crews, Interior Low Plateau Grasslands Coordinator

Bio: Caroline serves as SGI’s Interior Low Plateau Grasslands Coordinator, leading conservation and restoration efforts across middle and western Tennessee, north-central Alabama, and central Kentucky. She joined SGI after collaborating with the team as a graduate research assistant, a role that reshaped her understanding of Southeastern ecology and ignited her passion for grassland conservation. She brings diverse experience in ecological research, fire management, field botany, and environmental education. Previously, she worked as a conservation researcher with The Nature Conservancy, where she monitored wildlife responses to native habitat restoration efforts. She also coordinated an urban environmental education program and served as a naturalist at the Warner Park Nature Center in Nashville, helping to connect communities with their local ecology. Caroline is currently completing a master’s degree in natural resources at Auburn University, where her research focuses on plant community dynamics and biodiversity across Southeastern prairies, savannas, and woodlands.