Our team is a small interdisciplinary team of artists, applied ecologists, botanists, scientists, and planners capable of stewarding client projects from initial visioning and research through construction and into long-term land stewardship.

 
 
 
Bryan Quinn, Principal and Founder Bryan Quinn is an artist who has worked for over two decades directly with land, plants, animals and people to create earthworks that engage viewers with the wonder of ecological systems. Quinn, who is also a respected applied ecologist, considers mountains, rivers, ecosystems, and other types of living landscapes to have inherent rights independent of human use. Technically trained in restoration ecology, environmental philosophy and ecological design, his vision is a world where our development activities improve the environment, rather than destroy it. He is the founder and principal of One Nature (since 2005) and co-founder of O.N. Engineering (2018).

Bryan Quinn, Principal and Founder

Bryan Quinn is an artist who has worked for over two decades directly with land, plants, animals and people to create earthworks that engage viewers with the wonder of ecological systems. Quinn, who is also a respected applied ecologist, considers mountains, rivers, ecosystems, and other types of living landscapes to have inherent rights independent of human use. Technically trained in restoration ecology, environmental philosophy and ecological design, his vision is a world where our development activities improve the environment, rather than destroy it. He is the founder and principal of One Nature (since 2005) and co-founder of O.N. Engineering (2018).

Jeff Binkley, Project ManagerJeff is former attorney with a passionate interest in land restoration and biodiversity preservation. Born in rural Tennessee, Jeff has held a life-long belief in the sanctity of nature and wild spaces. In his free time,…

Jeff Binkley, Project Manager

Jeff is a former attorney with a passionate interest in land restoration and biodiversity preservation. Born in rural Tennessee, Jeff has held a life-long belief in the sanctity of nature and wild spaces. In his free time, Jeff is an avid trail runner, hiker, cook, and gardener. 

Sergei Krasikov, Construction Project ManagerSergei is a socially minded doer with a keen interest in landscaping, communal space design and utilizing best land stewardship practices to combat climate change. Combining experience in constructio…

Sergei Krasikov, Construction Project Manager

Sergei is a socially minded doer with a keen interest in landscaping, communal space design and utilizing best land stewardship practices to combat climate change. Combining experience in construction, landscaping, creative storytelling, project managing complex film production and dedication to leave our planet livable for generations to come.

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Adam Clark, Environmental Technician

With a background in sculpture, degree in environmental studies and experience working in the solar industry, Adam strives to apply his passion for sustainability and his love of land art to every project. He believes that preserving our dynamic system requires us to be equally dynamic in our approach and diligent in our application. His efforts have taken a variety of forms, from green roof projects with NYC Parks & Recreation to community composting. Outside of work, Adam can be found behind a pottery wheel, on a bike or finding new and exciting places to hang a hammock.

Clare Smith, Environmental Technician

Clare is an artist with a love for all things that grow. With a diverse background in working with plants and animals and a BA in sociology, she has a passion for social justice. In caring for wild growing things she finds comfort, and wishes to share this with others. 

Jesse Stacken, Garden Coach

Jesse believes that with just a little effort on our part, we can turn our neighborhoods from places of consumption to places of production. His long-held interest in gardening, personal and societal wellness, and food sovereignty led him to complete the Visionary Permaculture Design Certificate course at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors in Wappinger, NY in 2018. His personal garden features a chicken-driven composting system, more 600 gallons of rain water collection, more than 15 types of fruit, several perennial vegetables, over a dozen medicinal herbs, dozens of pollinator plants, and extensive annual vegetables all working together in a resilient, cooperative system that requires less and less outside inputs as it matures.

Steven Danzer, PhD, PWS, Wetland EcologistSteven has over twenty five years’ experience in the fields of Wetland and Soil Science, Ecology, and Natural Resource Evaluation. He has always been intrigued by the simple but also perplexing question about whether the landscape before him is healthy or not. This question has propelled him throughout a professional career which has spanned the deserts and mountains of Arizona and the American Southwest to the rocky hills, wetlands, and coastal plains of the East Coast and New England. Steven is also principal of Steven Danzer, PhD and Associates LLC in Stamford, CT.

Steven Danzer, PhD, PWS, Wetland Ecologist

Steven has over twenty five years’ experience in the fields of Wetland and Soil Science, Ecology, and Natural Resource Evaluation. He has always been intrigued by the simple but also perplexing question about whether the landscape before him is healthy or not. This question has propelled him throughout a professional career which has spanned the deserts and mountains of Arizona and the American Southwest to the rocky hills, wetlands, and coastal plains of the East Coast and New England. Steven is also principal of Steven Danzer, PhD and Associates LLC in Stamford, CT.

Alexandra Lotero Vanderkam, Environmental Education Fellow

Alex is a researcher, educator, naturalist and home gardener. Her mission to turn her backyard into a garden for people and wildlife to enjoy led her to One Nature. A New York State Master Naturalist Trainee, she is learning about the biodiversity of our region and sharing her knowledge. She is currently helping launch a Mid-Hudson Valley chapter of the native plant education organization Wild Ones. The proud daughter of Latin American immigrants, she connects community members with support at Ulster Immigrant Defense Network and supports food justice programming at Phillies Bridge Farm Project.

Jodie Schoelkopf, Plant Technician

Jodie is from the Hudson Valley, but her interest in plants was seeded on the Southern Oregon coast. Her curiosity led her to SUNY ESF, where her undergraduate research correlated the physical properties of Adirondack mosses with their traditional uses by Indigenous peoples. Prior to One Nature she worked on small organic produce farms, and she completed a certification course in Botanical Medicine in 2021.

Blair Patterson, Principal

Blair started at One Nature in 2016 as a temporary nursery hand. Having discovered a company that merges so many of her own interests, she never left. Her varied background in sculpture, time based installation, and metalwork, along with a deep love of plants and landscape inform her work every day. She has a voracious appetite for acquiring new skills and knowledge, furthering her work both in the studio and in the field.

Hans Kern, Environmental Education Fellow

Hans is a writer and illustrator of how-to manuals, compendia and comic books on [re]generative solutions, including the [Re]cyclopaedia, Global Swarming and Escape from Scare City. His focus is on DIY strategies like land commoning, guerilla gardening, seedbomb making and Korean Natural Farming (KNF) techniques. He is also an advocate of deliberative democracy and holistic, multi-disciplinary problem-solving at community level, through what he calls “Creative Citizens’ Assemblies.”

John Moss, Project ManagerA graduate of the University of Rhode Island, John leads the construction and stewardship  crews towards building stunning wild landscapes.  Since joining One Nature over 4 years ago, John’s careful craftsmanship and love o…

John Moss, Project Manager

A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, John leads the construction and stewardship crews towards building stunning wild landscapes. Since joining One Nature over 4 years ago, John’s careful craftsmanship and love of the land has been evident in every project he pilots.