Community Voices

Jeff Ward is a scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. He began his career there in 1987, after completing a PhD in forest ecology from Purdue University. Jeff’s…

Marcus Rosten is the director of Western New York Wildway, an initiative from Western New York Land Conservancy with the mission of connecting conservation land throughout the western part of…

Lee Kantar is the moose biologist for Maine and has been with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife since 2005. In 2019, Lee was award with the Distinguished Moose Biologist Award at…

Laura Waterman is a rock climber, an advocate for wild places, and a writer. She founded The Waterman Fund, after losing her husband, writer and mountaineer Guy Waterman, to continue their…

Ramona Peters is a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, who have called the land that is now eastern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island home for more than 12,000 years. She is the…

Bridget Butler is a naturalist, conservationist, and birder in northern Vermont. With decades of experience in conservation and education, she now serves as the executive director of Friends…

Ryan Trapani is the director of the Catskill Forest Association (CFA), a nonprofit which provides forest services and education to 1,100 members. He has worked in forestry and forest…

Melody Starya Mobley was the first Black female forester hired by the U.S. Forest Service, where she worked for 28 years. She was also the first Black woman to graduate with a B.S. in forest…

Alicia Daniel is a naturalist and educator in Burlington, Vermont. She is the founder and director of Vermont Master Naturalist, has taught at the University of Vermont in the Field Naturalist…