Our local landscape is home to a great diversity of wildlife. Using a stunning collection of photographs, Lisa Vernegaard, SVT Executive Director, will introduce you to the many animals and plants that call this part of Massachusetts home. Come learn about their conservation status, and what we can do to help our wild neighbors.
Lisa Vernegaard has 30 years of experience working in the protection and stewardship of natural and historic areas across the United States. As the Executive Director of Sudbury Valley Trustees, she oversees the operations of a regional land trust that works to protect natural areas for wildlife and people in a 36-community region between Boston and Worcester. Before joining SVT in 2013, Lisa worked with The Trustees of Reservations, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the US Forest Service. Lisa holds a Masters in Forest Science from Yale University and a B.S. in Biology from Carleton College.