2025 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Recipient: Kat Barr (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder). $950.
Kat is an aspiring restoration and plant ecologist pursuing a second undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on plant competition in cheatgrass-invaded grasslands, with the goal of identifying plants that can help support native plant communities and ecological restoration. She also works on wetland restoration projects and volunteers in native plant restoration, limber pine monitoring, and science education.
2025 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Recipient: Grace Wojniak (Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University). $475.
Grace is an undergraduate at Colorado State University studying wildlife biology with a focus on conservation and management. She combines her interests in botany, ecology, and conservation through coursework and field experience, including research on plant and pollinator communities. Her goal is to pursue a career in conservation biology and contribute to the protection and management of native plant and wildlife communities.