Travis Brooks
Biologist/Restoration Ecologist
Mr. Brooks is a seasoned Restoration Ecologist with Land IQ, boasting over two decades of experience in designing and executing successful habitat restoration projects across southern California. Holding a B.S. in Environmental Studies from USC and Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA, he has contributed significantly to habitat management, vegetation mapping, habitat restoration research, and practitioner training programs.
Travis is well-versed in innovative landscape-scale restoration strategies that balance cost-effectiveness and ecological benefits. His work updating the Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Plan for the 38,000-acre Nature Reserve of Orange County exemplifies this approach, incorporating natural rainfall-driven and seed-based techniques.
In recent years, Travis has focused on collaborations with university scientists to develop novel land repurposing methods for fallowed agricultural land in California, constructing ephemeral breeding ponds for California Species of Special Concern western spadefoot toads, and developing Conservation Grazing practices that harmonize wildlife protection, habitat enrichment, and wildfire risk reduction.