Jennifer Wood, 1996, Botany, (née Berman), helped develop and co-write the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility. She went on to earn a Master of Science degree in Soil Science and became a soil scientist with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service. After 10 years, Wood accepted a position with the Arcata Soil Survey Office. While in Humboldt she founded the Climate Action Project through the Redwood Alliance. In collaboration with Humboldt State students she held a Focus the Nation event about global climate change science and solutions. In 2011 she moved to a position at the USDA-NRCS state office in Davis, Calif. She continues her climate advocacy by leading the Sacramento chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby.