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Sarah brings 15 years of experience in watershed and aquatic science, native species conservation, and ecosystem management. Her roots are in the Midwest, where she earned a B.S. in Biology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and got her first taste of river science working in UW’s River Ecology Lab. She later earned an M.S. in Aquatic Ecology from Loyola University Chicago, studying food webs in the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Sarah spent much of her career with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, most recently directing two endangered fish recovery programs. A family move brought her to Massachusetts, where she is eager to connect with the local rivers, landscapes, and watersheds.

A lifelong reader of natural history and conservation writing, Sarah first encountered fellow Wisconsinite Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac in high school and has returned to his writing ever since. Leopold’s idea of a land ethic—the recognition that we are part of, rather than separate from, the natural communities around us—has particularly shaped her thinking. As Leopold wrote, “When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” That idea continues to shape Sarah’s approach to conservation and her belief in our responsibility to understand, care for, and steward the rivers and landscapes we call home.