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Meet The Swamp Yankees!
Sarah
Sarah is a native New Yorker who moved to Connecticut, and over time has realized that there is so much more to life than the city. Her appreciation for the natural world is ever growing, and has led her to take part in canvassing on behalf of environmental movements, cleaning up hiking trails, and educating herself on how to live in harmony with her local ecosystem. When she’s not outside, she is on tour mixing live music, deploying PA systems, and noodling on her instruments. The act of land stewardship has given her more meaning and purpose in life, and she honors the opportunity to express gratitude through action to our planet for being a conduit for her connection to the divine.
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Jill
Jill grew up in Northern Jersey and moved to Connecticut to attend college at UConn. She has always been around nature including participating in cleanups and environmental education. She interned at the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve where she learned about invasive plants and worked on monitoring them in state parks. When she's not working, she can be found hiking, crocheting, and reading.
Eli
Eli grew up in Maryland and moved to Connecticut to study Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Natural Resources at UConn. He grew up loving the outdoors and always hand their hands in the ground looking at bugs and plants. In college, they became an avid birder and they love science and conservation. In their free time, he can be found reading, spending time with their cats, and spending time outside.”
Kylie
Kylie grew up in Connecticut, spending their childhood seeking out the best hiking trails the state has to offer. Having traveled the world after high school, helping to restore mangrove populations throughout the Caribbean and collecting ocean acidification data across the Indian ocean, they returned to the beautiful Northeast and graduated from Unity Environmental University with a Masters in Wildlife Ecology and Management. Kylie pursues sustainable initiatives with earnestness, volunteering for and leading trash clean-ups, educational seminars, and citizen science initiatives. As an avid naturalist, you can find them bird-watching and bug-finding in their downtime, otherwise they’re wherever th
Colleen
Colleen spent her childhood in Connecticut, turning over logs and stalking the wetland wildlife. She couldn't conceive of existing in a place without knowing it by its ecological communities. Yet, it took roaming the earth for several decades to recognize the Connecticut River Valley and surrounding traprock ridges as her homeland. Her winding path through studying wild monkeys in Costa Rica, battling invasive plants at Rock Creek National Park, and research at an international institution in Germany coalesced into a clear purpose - to protect and restore the landscapes of her home watershed. In the 2 years since returning, she has worked in Water Quality with CT DEEP and battled water chestnut invasions as the Connecticut River Conservancy's Aquatic Invasive Species Field Manager.
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Daisy
Daisy, born and raised in Connecticut, recently returned after getting a degree at the University of Vermont in Natural Resources with a concentration in Fisheries Biology. She loves traveling, with a soft spot for Southeast Asia, as well as spending time outdoors. A lifelong environmentalist, Daisy is excited to be part of the Swamp Yankee team.
Colin
Colin is a tireless advocate for the natural world, blending his experience as a master naturalist with his role as a dedicated forest manager.
With a profound love for nature and the outdoors, Colin has devoted his adult life to helping others and is most passionate about protecting and preserving our environment.
His deep commitment to environmental stewardship drives his work, as he strives to ensure the health and sustainability of ecosystems while fostering a greater appreciation for nature among others.
Emily
Emily is from Northeast Ohio and has always had a passion for the environment. Starting her career as a community organizer for Sierra Club, by day she is now a committed nonprofit development professional. She has a full house with two dogs, three cats, and quail that she raises for their eggs. She enjoys living in the minutiae and is always looking for a new DIY project to tackle.
Lorelai
Lorelai was a pound puppy rescued after being abandoned on the side of the road. She is loyal, obedient, playful, cuddly, patient, and pretty smart. She loves rough-housing with other dogs, playing with kids, but is truly happiest in the forest. She really is the best dog.