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  • Wildflowers in Our Backyards

    Stacie Hernandez
    May 26, 2020

    Spring ephemeral is the term used for many of New Hampshire's wildflowers that show off in the spring and then move on to a different life cycle where they wither away back underground after going through a reproductive phase. The short definition is growing over a short amount of time.

  • Volunteer Easement Monitoring Program Expands

    elandry
    February 25, 2020

    To help the Easement Stewardship team monitor thousands of acres of conservation properties, the Volunteer Easement Monitoring Program (VEMP) was started in 2016. Since then, the program has been gradually expanding.

  • Wildlife Habitat Restoration in NH Forests

    Stacie Hernandez
    December 18, 2019

    When you imagine a forest that is full of wildlife, you may imagine a forest that consists of really old and large trees. However, the largest ...

Contacting Your Stewardship Manager

We have three full-time regional stewardship managers on staff, as well as Director of Easement Stewardship Naomi Brattlof.
See the map below to determine which easement steward is the contact for your area and biographical information for each staff member at the bottom.

We're also hiring a seasonal easement steward for the 2022 Summer monitorings eason! Stay tuned to learn more on that soon!

A map divided by region of each stewardship manager's coverage area.

Access a PDF version here

 

OUR TEAM

 

Stacie Powers poses in the woods outside of the Conservation Center.Stacie Hernandez

Regional Stewardship Manager
shernandez@forestsociety.org

 

As a Regional Stewardship Manager, Stacie is responsible for ensuring the conservation values of protected properties are being upheld according to the terms of the deed.  To accomplish this, the stewards monitor properties in person and through the use of aerial imaging technology.  Stacie also assists in leading educational programing in her region and keeps the departments data organized and up to date.

Stacie joined the Forest Society in 2019 after working for the Southeast Land Trust and King Conservation District in Seattle, Washington. She resides in Deering and enjoys the abundance of outdoor recreation. Her favorite go-to Forest Society property is the High Five Reservation.

 

Jack Minich poses for a photo outside.Jack Minich

Regional Stewardship Manager

jminich@forestsociety.org

 

As a Regional Stewardship Manager, Jack is responsible for ensuring the conservation values of protected properties are being upheld according to the terms of the deed.  To accomplish this, the stewards monitor properties in person and through the use of aerial imaging technology.  Jack also brings skills from his past work experiences in invasive plant management to the team.

Before joining the Forest Society in May 2021, Jack worked in education, trails and environmental restoration positions from the North Woods of Minnesota to the Austrian Alps to the Mojave Desert in southern California. Most recently hailing from Minneapolis, MN, where he led a youth development trail crew, Jack moved with his family to southwest New Hampshire in 2019 to continue his Masters in Conservation Biology at Antioch University-New England and work in conservation in southern Vermont.

When not working, Jack can be found running the trails in the conserved Andorra Forest or on his mountain bike linking together Class VI roads across southwest New Hampshire.

 

John Plummer poses outside the Conservation Center in winter.John Plummer

Regional Stewardship Manager

jplummer@forestsociety.org

As a Regional Stewardship Manager, John is responsible for ensuring the conservation values of protected properties are being upheld according to the terms of the deed. To accomplish this, stewards monitor properties in person and through the use of aerial imaging technology. 

Before joining the Forest Society, John served in AmeriCorps at conservation non-profits across New England. He has managed volunteer trail projects on the Long Trail in Vermont and water quality projects on the Squam Lakes in New Hampshire. John was inspired to work in conservation during his 2017 hike of the Appalachian Trail, which he completed after leaving a job in the corporate world. When not at work, John can be found skiing and running in the White Mountains with his partner Sophie.

 

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