Con Sci Staff

Jessica Colby knew from a young age that she wanted to work in conservation. She grew up enjoying time spent out in the woods behind her house, discovering all the different plants and animals that could be found there. In 2017, she graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and a minor in Forestry. While in school, Jess was an active member of the UVM Fish and Wildlife Society, volunteering extensively with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department for several events including the [Read More...]

Meg Carter moved around between the East and West coasts as a kid, and graduated from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon with a Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Biology. She came to Vermont in 2010 as a fresh college graduate, moving from Oregon to work on a farm in Wheelock. After a winter working as a lift attendant at Burke Mountain, she started working for NorthWoods the following spring as a Forestry Intern. That summer, she worked as an Assistant Crew Leader for the local Corps crew and then started [Read More...]