Meet Dawn Handey, one member of our board of directors — a thoroughly brilliant and talented group of dedicated volunteers! Dawn grew up in the Athens area, and loves spending time outdoors with her partner and three children, exploring creek beds, having rock-skipping contests, and checking under rocks for salamanders, crawdads, and other surprises lurking…

Meet Chris Fahl, member (and former president) of our multi-talented, experienced, and brilliant board of directors. Her love of the outdoors growing up led her to an interest in policy, and she earned her PhD in conservation biology. She is former 4th ward representative on Athens City Council. Why is spending time outdoors important to…

Meet Sam Gutekanst, one member of our multi-talented, engaged, experienced, and thoroughly brilliant board of directors! Sam might be the youngest on our board, but he’s an old pro when it comes to plants. He brings to us a keen botanical point of view, and knows the vast majority of native plants in Ohio, especially…