Dr. Neill works collaboratively with a diverse array of partners. In the Amazon, he works with the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) to study how the intensification of farming practices change greenhouse gas emissions and runoff from watersheds into streams.
In Massachusetts, he works with the Buzzards Bay Coalition on monitoring the impacts of nutrient pollution in coastal waters, and with BiodiversityWorks on backyard biodiversity. Dr. Neill serves on advisory committees for Mass Audubon and Native Plant Trust. His work on the science behind restoring cranberry bogs to natural habitat involves state and federal agencies, the Town of Falmouth, the Coonamessett River Trust, and the Buzzards Bay Coalition. He is also part of a coastal grasslands restoration initiative that includes The Nature Conservancy, The Trustees of Reservations, Albany Pine Bush Commission, the Central Pine Barrens Commision, BiodiversityWorks, Sheriffs Meadow Foundation, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, and the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program.
Dr. Neill is dedicated to giving ecology a voice in public discourse. He is a sought-after speaker, is frequently quoted by the media, and writes a monthly column for the Falmouth Enterprise—a habit he first developed writing columns for the Cornell Daily Sun as an undergraduate. His writing often features birds, which are a personal passion.
