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Erica Holm grew up in what she describes as a typical suburban neighborhood in southern New Hampshire. Although she wasn’t a particularly outdoorsy kid, she pursued a degree in natural…

Mike Parisio has always been fascinated by the natural world. After earning a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, he pursued a master’s degree – and, eventually, a…

Bill Reid’s interests range from history and natural resources to paddling and hiking, so he seems perfectly matched to his role as the Chief Ranger for The Last Green Valley National…

Hilda White has always loved flowers – and the sciences. In 1951, she graduated from Cornell University with a degree in chemistry. For the next 45 years, she worked in a variety of lab…

At Marcus Whitman High School in Rushville, New York, students who are enrolled in a college-level environmental science class participate in hands-on projects – from making maple syrup…

When Jim Kennedy moved about five years ago to a new property in Hanover, New Hampshire, just down the road from where he’d lived for more than four decades, he set to work –…

A member of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, Jessica Raspitha started working with the tribe’s Environment Division as an intern during her college years, and has been a full-time employee…

From Massachusetts to Florida, the Olympic Peninsula to the Smoky Mountains to New Hampshire, Dawn Dextraze has lived in many places. Wherever she goes, she maintains a strong connection to…

Like many Vermonters, Hayden Lake spent a lot of time in the woods while he was growing up. Those experiences eventually led to a career as a consulting forester. Last year he took a break…

Joe and Lisa McSwain are of an age when they might think of retiring, but a life of leisure doesn’t appeal to them. A few years ago, they sold the steeplejack company they’d run…