Sarah is a forest geographer with a background in ecology and ethnography. She seeks to identify ways to maximize forest recovery and conservation in rural landscapes while enhancing the sustainability of people’s livelihoods. She currently works with community-based forest restoration and conservation enterprises in Andean Ecuador, the Nepalese Himalaya, and Guatemala’s Peten. She is also dedicated to environmental and science education. In addition to founding a grad-undergrad student mentorship program at McGill University, she has worked with students of all ages and trained educators to teach through such organizations as Let’s Talk Science, the Tomlinson Teaching Project, the Appalachian Mountain Club, and The American Museum of Natural History.

Sarah Wilson September 12, 2018