Ruth Pimentel

Fellow

Ruth Pimentel researched urban engagement in the national parks as the 2014 Urban Fellow. During her time with the Institute, Ruth produced two action-oriented reports on Engaging Diverse Youth in Park Programs and Building Stewardship through Internships. Passionate about public use of the outdoors, she has done urban gardening and habitat restoration for endangered plants throughout the Bay Area, including a year of ecological fieldwork in the Presidio of San Francisco. She has also worked in Bosnia, Israel, and Honduras, and earned a degree in archaeology with certification in Modern Standard Arabic from Harvard University.

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