Mia Park

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Dr. Mia Park is the Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management Specialist in the Pesticide Program at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. She supports Xerces field staff and partners to…

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Colin Piteo

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Colin Piteo joined the CLCC in November of 2024 as their Sandy Breslin Conservation Fellow. He is a graduate student from East Hampton, CT, pursuing a master’s degree in public…

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Peter Cawley

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Peter Cawley was raised in Connecticut and has had a career as an investment manager and as a non-profit executive, after initial work as a journalist and editor. He joined the…

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Leigh Whelpton

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Leigh joined the Connecticut Green Bank in 2023 as the Director of Environmental Infrastructure, where she leads the Green Bank’s expansion beyond clean energy into climate resilience, land conservation, parks…

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Jocelyn Ayer

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Jocelyn has lived and worked in Litchfield County for the last 15 years. Prior to becoming the Director of Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity she served as Community and…

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Lindsay Larson

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Lindsay has lived and worked in Litchfield County for over a decade. Prior to joining the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity she spent 4.5 years managing conservation projects and…

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Paul Woodworth

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Paul Woodworth is a Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner and Fluvial Geomorphologist with extensive experience in environmental consulting for the restoration of rivers, floodplains, inland wetlands, and tidal marshes, including over…

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Laura Wildman

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Laura Wildman leads the Ecological Restoration Program at Save the Sound, focusing on implementation of on-the-ground nature-based solutions including aquatic connectivity, green infrastructure, and coastal resilience project work throughout the…

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Alex Krofta

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Alex Krofta has managed dam removal, fishway, and other ecological restoration projects at Save the Sound since 2019. After studying at Clark University and SUNY-ESF, he explored the woods and swamps of…

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Evan Zocco

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Evan Zocco is beginning his doctoral studies in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Connecticut. Over the past two years, he has been studying beaver populations…

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Dr. Chandi Witharana

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Chandi Witharana is an Assistant Professor of Remote Sensing at the Department of Natural Resources & the Environment, University of Connecticut. His research efforts broadly capture the methodological developments and…

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