Follow the Forest Team – brought to you by the Housatonic Valley Association
Tim Abbott – Conservation Director, Housatonic Valley Association
Email: tabbott@hvatoday.org
Contact Me About:
Land conservation projects, fundraising, questions about the Highlands Conservation Act and the Open Space & Watershed Land Acquisition Program, charitable giving in support of Follow the Forest.
If you could be any animal what would you be?
Black bear: wide ranging, overcomes obstacles, alert, arboreal, omnivorous. Resurgent. Evolved in North America 2 million years ago. Nettlesome. Our futures are intertwined.
Julia Rogers – Senior Land Protection Manager, Housatonic Valley Association
Email: jrogers@hvatoday.org
Contact Me About:
Partnership opportunities, land conservation projects, strategic conservation planning, grant opportunities and assistance, and forest land conservation easements.
If you could be any animal what would you be?
I would be a Torrent Duck – Torrent Ducks are native to the Andes Mountains, and thrive in the steep mountain streams – nesting among the steep rapids, and able to swim upstream with no challenge. Torrent Ducks are known for playing amongst the rapids in these areas, even at a very young age.
Isabel Bronson – Conservation Projects Coordinator, Housatonic Valley Association
Email: ibronson@hvatoday.org
Contact Me About:
Community science, The Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative, conservation planning, education and outreach opportunities.
If you could be any animal what would you be?
I would be an Ermine, also known as a short-tailed weasel. Each winter these curious critters grow white winter coats blending in with and moving seamlessly through snowy landscapes. They do however, keep a black-tip on their tail year round to help distract larger predators
Stacy Deming – GIS Manager, Housatonic Valley Association
Email: sdeming@hvatoday.org
Contact Me About:
Creating GIS maps and requests for GIS data.
If you could be any animal what would you be?
I would be a pika as I would love to live above tree line and scurry amongst the boulders annoying travelers.