Colin Higgins majored in people-environment geography, history, and environmental studies in UW-Madison. He was particularly interested in the way that cultural attitudes towards the environment, along with political and economic systems shape the way that land – especially agricultural land – is used and conserved. He was awarded the Welton Apprenticeship to work at GLUE with Tyler Lark and Holly Gibbs to map Potentially Available Croplands in the United States. Specifically, Colin helped to map American turf lawns, and assess their suitability for small-scale urban agriculture.

Colin was involved with local sustainable and urban agriculture projects, working at the student farm, FH King Students for Sustainable Agriculture, and with a Middleton garden-based education group, Growing Food and Sustainability. Additionally he was involved with the UW-Madison Student Government, founding the Sustainability Committee to influence campus policies surrounding the environment. Outside of this, Colin enjoys biking, cooking, traveling and playing guitar.

Where are they Now?

Executive Director at National Housing Crisis Task Force.