Seamus Land is the participatory science fellow with the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center. His work with USGS and the NC CASC will focus on developing shared concepts, language, and practices to support participatory and actionable science efforts across the agency. Seamus grew up on the Central Coast of California in the traditional homelands of the Northern Chumash, where he gained a love for the landscape through ecological restoration and play in outdoor places. He completed a BA from UC Berkeley in Earth Science before returning home to manage an organic orange orchard and work as a dune restorationist. Since completing his MS in Environmental Studies at the University of Montana he has studied and facilitated a variety of collaborative restoration efforts around Western Montana. Seamus currently teaches Ethics of Ecological Restoration as an adjunct professor at UM, and his research focuses on relational restoration, collaborative environmental governance, and intersections of natural resource management and homelessness. Beyond work, he enjoys connecting with community and the land through foraging, running, playing music, and spending time in the garden.