Sylvia has had the pleasure and honor of living on unceded Wiyot and Karuk land since she relocated to Northern California to attend Cal Poly Humboldt in 2014. Sylvia has 5 years of experience in the natural resources field, ranging from Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) to forestry to air quality monitoring. She has primarily worked with tribes, non-profits, and natural resource management agencies.Throughout her work a common theme has been GIS—providing mapping services, field data collection, data management, and telling stories through a geographic lens. In her various positions, Sylvia has collaborated with tribal communities, the Nature Conservancy, the US Forest Service, the US EPA, the Western Klamath Restoration Partnership, Redwood National & State Parks, and private timber management companies. A major career goal, Sylvia strives to build equitable, accessible, and sustainable human communities that thrive within the surrounding natural environment. Sylvia van Royen, GIS & Policy Analyst
Sylvia has had the pleasure and honor of living on unceded Wiyot and Karuk land since she relocated to Northern California to attend Cal Poly Humboldt in 2014. Sylvia has 5 years of experience in the natural resources field, ranging from Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) to forestry to air quality monitoring. She has primarily worked with tribes, non-profits, and natural resource management agencies.Throughout her work a common theme has been GIS—providing mapping services, field data collection, data management, and telling stories through a geographic lens. In her various positions, Sylvia has collaborated with tribal communities, the Nature Conservancy, the US Forest Service, the US EPA, the Western Klamath Restoration Partnership, Redwood National & State Parks, and private timber management companies. A major career goal, Sylvia strives to build equitable, accessible, and sustainable human communities that thrive within the surrounding natural environment. 

