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As deputy director of the Forest Stewards Guild, Amanda Mahaffey supports programs including Women Owning Woodlands, Foresters for the Birds, and the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange.…

After earning a college degree in English, Conrad Baker entered the news field and worked for four years generating daily, local online news content. He found himself increasingly drawn to…

The first time Karin Tilberg came to Maine’s North Woods, she felt like she was home. Following a childhood in Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey, Karin attended the University of…

Forester David Govatski’s three-decade career with the U.S. Forest Service included assignments in Colorado, Vermont, Michigan, Oregon, and New Hampshire. In 2005, he retired from his…

Jillian Bell grew up in the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, and has been fascinated with the natural world since she was a child and noticed flowers growing through the cracks of a sidewalk.…

Since 1995, Mark Isselhardt has been immersed in maple sugaring research with University of Vermont Extension and the Proctor Maple Research Center. He is currently the Maple Specialist with…

Todd Spire says he has been something of a fishing addict since he was a kid, but only relatively recently did he turn that passion into a way to make a living. After studying at various art…

Given her early introduction to nature-based education, it’s hardly a surprise that Dylan Kinsella Alden has pursued a career that puts her outside and includes educating others about…

Lonnie Jandreau grew up in St. Francis, Maine, on the St. Johns River, close enough to Canada that he could – and did – swim across the river from Maine to Canada as a kid. He has…

In 1976, when Francie Von Mertens was on the hunt for a place “with room to roam for wildlife and children,” she landed in Peterborough, New Hampshire. In the years since, Francie…