Rhiana Jones

Ms. Rhiana Jones grew up in the Washoe Tribes Hung-a-lel-ti community. Ms. Jones holds a Master of Science degree in Plant and Environmental Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Botany. She has worked on projects relating to invasive species encroachment in Costa Rica, chile pepper pathogen resistance mechanisms, climate change effects on flowering times and bumblebee emergence, and most recently, preservation of Indigenous Knowledge systems of native bees in Bolivia. Ms. Jones works as an Environmental Specialist II for the Washoe Environmental Protection Department and is passionate about protecting indigenous territories and wildlife habitats in the face of climate change, and enjoys working with her community.