Her work focuses on the protection of rare and endangered species and their habitats under state and federal law on public lands throughout California and the southwest. Her work includes litigation and policy advocacy regarding: endangered species listing petitions and critical habitat designation; recovery plan development and implementation; site specific projects; and land use planning. Over the last few years, Ms. Belenky has spent innumerable hours on legal and policy issues related to siting large-scale renewable energy projects on public and private lands. Ms. Belenky received her J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law (1999) and her B.A. in Philosophy from UC Santa Cruz.