At Stamen Design, our conservation work sits at the intersection of environmental science, public policy, and visual storytelling. We partner with scientists, park agencies, climate advocacy groups, and government institutions to make critical environmental data relevant, accessible and desirable. From sea-level rise projections and habitat mapping to public park access and urban watershed planning, we design and build tools that help humans see what’s at stake and how it impacts them and the people and places they care about.

work/Conservation

Building a data platform for Natural Capital Project

The Natural Capital Project came to Stamen to help design a data hub with the goal of creating a navigable and open-access resource built on CKAN to support sustainable decision-making. Additionally, the data hub su...

Modeling ecosystems with MPG Matrix

Stamen has a fruitful multi-year relationship with MPG, a 15,000 acre ranch in Montana that specializes in habitat restoration and ecological research. MPG and Stamen collaborate with Dean Pearso...

MPG Ranch Maps

Over the course of our partnership with MPG Ranch, a 15,000 acre property in Montana focused on habitat restoration and ecological research, we’ve created and matured bespoke conservation science tools for the organizatio...

YBCA Bay Area Now 8 – The Future of Birds and Climate

We were invited to participate in YBCA’s Bay Area Now show and created two pieces showcasing data from the ...

Lake Tahoe in Depth

To support understanding the science of the lake, the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) releases an annual State of the Lake Rep...

National Audubon Society Climate Maps

Climate change, though we know it’s there, is a hard thing to see: it’s slow, it’s invisible, and if you don’t know what you’re looking for, then you might not even miss it once its gone. Birds, ho...

Surging Seas Risk Zone Map for Climate Central

Over multiple years, we worked with Climate Central and New American Media to visualize the impact of rising sea levels to coastal residents, infrastructure, and property. The Risk Zone Map combines census data with elevational projections to crea...

Chesapeake Bay Grasses

The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) is a partnership of federal, state, non-profit organizations and academic institutions dedicated to the protection and restoration of Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. Ch...