Grace Yi

Habitat Viability Manager

grace.yi(at)practicalfarmers(dot)org

Grace Yi joined the Practical Farmers of Iowa staff in October 2022. As the habitat viability manager, Grace equips farmers and landowners with technical assistance and financial resources needed to establish and maintain wildlife habitats.

Grace earned her Master of Science in sustainable agriculture and Master of Community and Regional Planning from Iowa State University. Following graduation, she worked as a conservation planner for the Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District, where she assisted farmers and landowners with a variety of conservation projects, from restoring native prairies to designing rotational grazing systems to controlling invasive species.

Grace spent her childhood in Seoul, South Korea, and her adolescence in Hawaii. While vastly different, both worlds instilled in her an appreciation for the outdoors and steered her into a career in natural resources stewardship.

Whenever possible, Grace loves visiting her family and friends in South Korea and Hawaii, as well as travelling to new places. She also enjoys cooking, checking out new eateries, working out, writing letters and walking through prairies with her golden retriever.