HELLO

HELLO

and Welcome to Elissa's homepage for

GOVERNOR'S INSTITUTE VERMONT 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like maple syrup.

How about you?

yes

no

put it on

but SERIOUSLY...

It is an honor to be sharing this week with the finest high school students in Vermont! Together we will be investigating science and technology through exploration, interperetation, and presentation of the Audubon Nature Center in Huntington. Our forays in the field will revolve around three sites. The staff have all kinds of experience in the natural sciences and the world! Here are some things I have done in the natural world. Ask me as many questions as you can think of!

RANGER for the TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS on MARTHA'S VINEYARD in Massachusetts. It involved:

public education about endangered species and dune
stewardship
assistante to biologist
trail and facility maintenance
 

WILDLIFE BIOLOGY research assistant and volunteer for all kinds of projects in the CASCADE and OLYMPIC mountains of the Pacific Northwest. This work involved the techniques of radio-telemetry, observation, estimation, vegetation evaluation, orienteering, metal live traps, mist nets, kayaking, and more to study:

northern spotted owls
northern pygmy owls
harlequin ducks
small mammals (shrews, flying squirrels, chipmunks, bushy-tailed woodrats, skunks)
amphibians
dusky Canada geese
 

EDUCATOR for the OLYMPIC PARK INSTITUTE in the OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK in western Washington State. This involved lots of really fun adventures teaching school groups of all ages from all over the country, and Elderhostels. The subjects we explored included:

natural history
cultural history
team work and leadership
backpacking
canoeing
scientific process

link to the Olympic Park Institute

I am about to complete a MASTER'S DEGREE IN ECOLOGICAL PLANNING. I love backpacking, traveling, making music and art, cooking, and being outside and in motion.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO?

I made this page BEFORE the week began....go to page two

 

 

 go to the Governor's Institute Vermont page