As a Science and Conservation Specialist with The Nature Conservancy, I advance our crew’s science work via our partnership with the College of Washington and thru analysis on landscape-scale modifications over area and time. I maintain a M.S. diploma from the College of Maryland the place I studied soil carbon dynamics in freshwater wetlands, inspecting the often-fuzzy edges the place forests turn out to be wetlands. My ecological analysis profession has taken me to various landscapes all on the forefront of environmental change—from the agricultural streams of Indiana to Minnesota’s wild rice lakes and carbon-rich peatlands—and I’m excited to deliver the teachings of these locations again to the huge and exquisite sagebrush landscapes of my hometown in japanese Washington.
As a former science trainer, I additionally get pleasure from connecting with individuals round science within the locations which are most necessary to them. Once I’m not at work, I get pleasure from climbing, communal artwork initiatives, and tearing out my garden to make room for native vegetation.
