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 helped reestablish scientific capacity in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique following the country's devastating civil war, while researching how 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. 

-Lead the scientific arm of the statewide campaign to conserve the Florida Wildlife Corridor.

-Oversee invasive species and fire management on Archbold Biological Station and Reserve.

-Coordinate Archbold collaboration with regional conservation cooperatives including the Avon Park Air Force Range Sentinel Landscape and Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Working Group.

-Represent of conservation interests to county and regional community groups.

-Build capacity and strategy to deploy and track impacts of Archbold science for conservation.

-Research in landscape ecology and conservation science.


Josh is the Director of Conservation at Archbold where his overarching focus is to build the use of science in conservation of biodiversity and large landscapes. He leads develop and implementation of Archbold’s conservation strategy, collaborations with agencies, landowners, NGOs, and researchers from the immediate Archbold neighborhood to the statewide Florida Wildlife Corridor and beyond, and oversees land management on the Station and Reserve. 

Joshua Daskin, Ph.D.

Director of Conservation

Understanding how land conservation benefits wildlife and people is critical to motivating new conservation. Chief among Floridians’ concerns for the environment are all things water. Archbold approached the University of Florida Water Institute to assess overlaps between the Florida Wildlife Corridor’s geography and the location of key water resources statewide. Archbold’s conservation program is putting these results to work to inspire the Corridor’s protection.

Wendy Graham, lead author, University of FL Water Institute

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The locations of Florida water resources and analyses their overlap with the Florida Wildlife Corridor and other conserved areas.

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The Florida Wildlife Corridor provides strong protection of spring vents, rivers, estuaries, and wetlands.

fisheries, recreation, carbon sequestration, nutrient capture and cycling, water storage, and flood protection for people.

Permanent conservation of yet-to-be conserved portions of the Florida Wildlife Corridor can roughly double the protection of many key water benefits

, including those above plus outstanding Florida springsheds, lake shorelines, and groundwater recharge critical to water supply. 



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