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Environmental Education

Many of our fellows have dedicated their lives to teaching others about how natural environments function and how people can change their behavior to live more sustainably. Fellow work with all ages and demographics in fields as diverse as outdoor education and high-level curriculum planning.

Spotlight on Leadership

Burlington's wild heart: Field naturalist Alicia Daniel
Burlington's wild heart: Field naturalist Alicia Daniel

Last July, 1988 Fellow Alicia Daniel became Burlington’s first-ever field naturalist — a position that may be unique in the nation. By Daniel’s definition, a field naturalist is “someone who is in love with the study of the natural world.” This much is evident to anyone who has ever accompanied her on a field walk.Read more >

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Fellows in the News

Fellows in the News | May 17, 2023
These Trees Tell a Story solves ecological mysteries by reading landscapes
Fellows in the News | May 17, 2023
Walton hosts hundreds of students at St. Croix Earth Day EcoFair with Leadership Grant
Fellows in the News | May 17, 2023
St. Antoine’s Front Country wins Green Earth Book Award

Related Grants

Rebuilding Environmental Education Programs on St. Croix: Year Two
Year: 2023
Region: US Territories
This project aims to reestablish the St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA) as a reliable source for engaging, culturally relevant, and equitable environmental education through a sustainable system of activities, while elevating the organization’s capacity to acquire future funding. Led by...Read more >
Rebuilding Environmental Education Programs on St. Croix
Year: 2022
Region: US Territories
Through the foundation of a strong and equitable environmental education program, St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA) will connect and build programs with local schools in a meaningful and sustainable way. Utilizing Switzer Fellow Olivia Walton's experience in designing and implementing...Read more >
Bird Friendly Communities and Sustainable Solutions
Year: 2016
Region: Southeast
Heather Hulton VanTassel has been hired by Audubon South Carolina as its Manager of Sustainable Solutions, lead its new Bird Friendly Communities program and other climate resiliency initiatives. The Atlantic Flyway is a major travel corridor for many bird species, some of which travel hundreds or...Read more >

Featured Fellows

Nicole Ardoin
Nicole Ardoin
2002 Fellow
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education and Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment
Stanford University
Katrina Schneider
Jen Osha Buysse
2000 Fellow
Director, Co-founder, Instructor
Mountain Stewardship and Outdoor Leadership School
Dawn Chavez
Dawn Chavez
2003 Fellow
Executive Director
Asheville GreenWorks

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