Josh earned a B.S. in Biology and Environmental Studies from Brandeis University, a M.Sc. in Zoology while a Fulbright Scholar at James Cook University in Australia, and a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University. Prior to his current position at Archbold, Josh was a Donnelly Postdoctoral Environmental Fellow at Yale University, and helped reestablish post-war scientific capacity in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, while researching how civil war affects wildlife Africa-wide. He was also a biologist in the US Fish and Wildlife Service headquarters leading Species Status Assessments under the Endangered Species Act.

Josh’s current research includes (1) modeling statewide habitat connectivity and the impacts to it from conservation and development, (2) integrating conservation priority setting and land use planning data to improve development forecast models, and (3) understanding climate impacts on fire management.

Josh leads Archbold’s application of science to our four Conservation Pillars. He developed Archbold’s protocol for tracking our impacts, and helps secure conservation of species and ecosystems statewide through collaborations with dozens of agencies, landowners, NGOs, and researchers. Josh also oversees our land management on the Station and Reserve’s to maintain our natural laboratories. 


Joshua Daskin, Ph.D.

Director of Conservation, Research Biologist

Archbold's Conservation Strategy describes the four pillars that guide our work: Saving the rarest of the rare species and ecosystems; Sustaining grasslands; Connecting large landscapes and wildlife corridors; and Addressing climate change. Each Archbold program has built conceptual maps of how they and their partners advance one or more pillar's goals, and has identified metrics we track to understand progress towards those goals.

Conceptual modeling of research, education, and outreach activities and annual tracking of metrics to plan how we impact conservation targets

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Archbold Biological Station, Avon Park Air Force Range, Buck Island Ranch, Lake Wales Ridge, Headwaters of the Everglades Watershed, Florida Wildlife Corridor

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Archbold staff have long been engaged in conservation activities on Archbold properties, in the surrounding community, and through engagement regionally, nationally, and internationally. In 2021, Archbold established a formal conservation program, committing to make our long-term engagement in local, regional, national, and international conservation more proactive and deliberate. 

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