About

E. Heidi Ricci is the Director of Policy and Advocacy at Mass Audubon, with decades of experience in environmental policy and community engagement. She co-authored Losing Ground:  Nature's Value in a Changing Climate and created tools and programs to assist communities in building climate resilience through nature-based solutions including wetland restoration and low-impact development.  Ms. Ricci holds a B.S. degree in Biology from Tufts and an M.S. degree from Antioch University New England. She serves on the Nashua River Wild & Scenic Stewardship Council and on the Boards of the Citizen Planner Training Collaborative, Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions, and the Massachusetts Rivers Alliance.  She has also served on numerous state advisory committees and working groups.  She has received several awards including an Environmental Merit Award from EPA Region I.