PORTFOLIO
Welcome! Explore a curated selection of my recent projects by visiting the portfolio link below. For more of my work, feel free to browse my design projects, travel diaries (aka my photography), and a selection of other projects, as well as recent academic and professional multi-media publications at the bottom of the page.
SELECT RECENT PROFESSIONAL WORK:
Projects:
Landscape Designer + Design Communications Consultant
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
Safe Passages: Towards an Integrated Planning Approach to Landscape Connectivity
Project Manager
Ecological Design Lab
Project Coordinator
Ecological Design Lab
Telling Species Stories: Visualizing Futures for North American Habitat Dioramas
Workshop Lead
American Museum of Natural History, Student Conference on Conservation Science
Engaged by Dean Julia Czerniak, School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo
Publications:
Academic / Peer-Reviewed:
Careri, S., Samuels, B., & Lister, N.-M. (in press). Exploring strategies for the bird‑safe city: A case study of transdisciplinary co‑design. Guangdong Landscape Architecture.
Luka, N., Lister, N.-M., Careri, S. (under review). Charrettes and Colabs as Design Praxis: Operationalizing Sustainability Through Transdisciplinary Co-Creation. Urban Sustainability, August, 2025.
Lister, Nina-Marie & Careri, S. (2025). Beyond the Lawn: Bylaws for Biodiversity - Evidence-Based Recommendations for Future Practice and Policy Development.Cities and the Environment (CATE): Vol. 18: Iss. 1, Article 8. DOI: 10.15365/cate.2025.180108.
Newell, R., Lister, N.-M., Brocki, M., Cerbu, A., Dale, A., & Careri, S. (2025). Dimensions of integration for landscape connectivity planning: a framework for understanding challenges and opportunities. Ecology and Society, 30(2), Article art37. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-16136-300237.
Newell, R., Lister, N., Dale, A., & Careri, S. (2025). Wildlife crossing database platform: A transdisciplinary approach to developing a tool for landscape connectivity planning and public engagement. Wildlife Society Bulletin (2011), 49(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1593.
Callahan, R., Lister-Stevens, N.-M, Brocki, M., Blake, V., & Lister, N.-M. (2024). Assessing the Potential for Legal Liability to Create Incentives for Agencies to Reduce Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions in Canada and the United States. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 27(1), 7–21.https://doi.org/10.1080/13880292.2024.2396229. (Manuscript formatting and preparation: Careri, S).
Technical Planning Reports:
Ecological Design Lab. (from 2018). Safe Passage CoLab Reports: Montana, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Liberty Canyon, and Beyond Safe Passage Banff. Safe Passage Project. (Editorial support and graphic layout: S. Careri)
Ecological Design Lab. (from 2021). Bylaws for Biodiversity Resources: (e.g.,) Bylaw for Biodiversity Report; Gardening for Biodiversity Booklets; Garden Signs. Bylaws for Biodiversity Project. (Editorial support and graphic layout: S. Careri)
Careri, S. Czerniak, J., & Lister, N.-M. (2024). Telling Species Stories: Visualizing Futures for North American Habitat Dioramas. Workshop Summary Report, University at Buffalo SAP with Ecological Design Lab, TMU. https://ecologicaldesignlab.ca/project/telling-species-stories/
Other Media Samples:
Tancock, K. (2025, Septmeber). 6 tips for a climate‑friendly garden - Interview with S.Careri. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article‑climate‑friendly‑garden‑tips/
Dale, A., & Careri, S. (2025, August). Here’s how you can make your garden a safe and biodiverse space for urban wildlife. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/heres-how-you-can-make-your-garden-a-safe-and-biodiverse-space-for-urban-wildlife-261151
Careri, S. (from 2024). Weekly Blog Contributor. National Environmental Treasure. https://www.oursafetynet.org/net-blog/