Hello! My name is Hannah and I’m pretty new in town. First and foremost, moving to a new place is scary! I moved from Lake Tahoe, NV to the beautiful and rich Missoula, MT. Initially, my thoughts were consumed with trepidation as friends were hundreds of miles away, I had zero leads on volunteer opportunities and a pretty chaotic schedule. I have a passion for field work that stemmed from my Biology degree and I was worried that because I’d decided to move towns, it was going to be a long process to get back into science related fun.
These initial worries proved to be completely unnecessary as soon as I stepped foot in the Watershed Education Network (WEN) office. Greeted by a warm smile, I was immediately welcomed into the conversation surrounding the scientific work that they hoped to conduct. With WEN I’ve been able to continuously learn outside of the classroom setting by hands on practice of stream cross sections, water chemistry and various other stream health interpretation. I’m grateful for the experience and network of amazing scientifically driven women they have brought into my life. Sundays have become such a highlight and I’m so excited to have been apart of the interesting and important field work with the Rattlesnake dam restoration project.
