Ashley Glasco

Colorado State University

Major / Minor: Wildlife Conservation Actions

Graduation Year: Fall 2026

I am a graduate student at Colorado State University, currently finishing a Graduate Certificate in Wildlife Conservation Action and preparing to begin a Graduate Certificate in Communications for Conservation next semester. I have loved the environment since I was a little girl, a passion that continued through ten years of active-duty service in the U.S. Air Force. While military service may seem at odds with environmental stewardship, working on the airfield deepened my appreciation for the landscapes surrounding our operations. During my service, I collaborated with USDA partners and practiced phenology for nearly a decade before realizing there was a name for it.

After leaving the military, I completed a degree in Pre-Veterinary Medicine at Arizona State University and founded Art for Our Parks, a donation-based campaign connecting artists from across the nation who contribute a portion of their proceeds to national parks and conservation organizations. What began as a platform to support conservation through art has since expanded to include sustainability resources for artists and a home for my independent conservation work.

This work includes Stories of the Land, a growing collection of conservation storytelling projects such as my first piece, Respect the Rut, with Silent Hooves coming soon. Submitting work to Planet Forward represents a dream realized. Through storytelling, I aim to contribute ideas that help move conservation and environmental action forward.