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Greater Asheville

Townsend, Tennessee

In brief: get outside to explore, learn, and have fun connecting to others and the natural world.In depth: Advance the organization’s pedagogy to enhance science literacy through faculty training, application of education research, and translation of scientific concepts into audience appropriate termsRecruit, train, and manage >45 community science.

Tucson, Arizona Area

In brief: spent time learning, exploring, and restoring a new-to-me ecosystem with conservation minded young adultsIn depth: Lead a Tucson-based crew of young adults (aged 18-25) to complete conservation projects for the National Park Service, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Pima CountyProjects include erosion control (native plant.

Kalispell

In brief: took some teenagers into the backcountry for weeks on end to build trails, kill invasive plant species, and build a community with each other and the world despite knowing they gave me pinworms.In depth: Led youth conservation crews on month-long immersion expeditions in the Northern Rockies (youth age: 14-18)Facilitated educational courses/games.

In brief: looked at the tiny aquatic life that lives inside the leaves of a carnivorous plant species and tried to figure out how they interact with each other and the plant.In depth: Researched the ecology of the microorganisms that live inside Sarracenia purpurea leavesDesigned experiments, collected, processed, and analyzed metagenomic data over a 3.

Cameroon

In brief: made a lot of friends, learned a couple languages, and ate a lot of corn in many forms.In depth: Recruited/trained volunteers to build and maintain native tree nurseries for agroforestry (live fences and intercropping) including >1000 acacia tree saplingsFostered a community of lasting relationships, cultural exchange, and connectionCreated a one.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

In brief: planted, treated, and measured aquatic plants in laboratory settings to understand the effects of herbicide on both native and invasive species of FloridaIn depth: Managed experimental set-up and collected time series data of invasive species populations and effects of herbicide on native and invasive species in freshwater rivers and.

Master Of Science - Ms, Biological Oceanography

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Science