Adam Eichenwald

Dr. Adam Eichenwald is the Senior Manager for Spatial Ecology at the National Audubon Society, where he leads efforts to apply advanced spatial modeling and remote sensing to bird conservation. He develops and manages data products that guide Audubon’s conservation planning, integrating landscape ecology, climate science, and environmental justice to identify and protect critical habitats for birds and people. In this role, he works closely with science teams across the hemisphere to ensure Audubon’s spatial analyses directly support on-the-ground conservation outcomes and inform decision-making at multiple scales.

Before joining Audubon, Adam was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Maine, where he used remote sensing and ecological theory to model forest structure at large spatial scales. A certified drone pilot and quantitative ecologist, he specializes in spatial statistics, Bayesian modeling, and the use of big data—particularly eBird—for species distribution modeling and conservation prioritization. During his PhD, Adam developed and expanded the concept of community viability analysis, a framework for predicting how environmental change affects complex ecological networks. He is also experienced in ecological network analysis and skilled in R, Google Earth Engine, and GIS applications.

Adam earned his PhD in Biology from Tufts University and an MESc from the Yale School of the Environment, where he focused on community ecology, remote sensing, and ornithology. His fieldwork has spanned ecosystems around the world—from raptors in Kenya and Alaska to bird communities in the Mojave Desert. He is passionate about using spatial data and ecological theory to create actionable science that advances bird conservation and climate resilience.