People

My name is Lexi and I work for Project Learning Tree Ohio within the Forestry division of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Environmental education is my passion, I love getting outdoors and helping people connect with nature. Before working with PLT I was a naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro park where I interacted with people every day and helped them with identification and environmental stewardship. I am also a student at the Ohio State University study Natural Resource Management!

I'm a student at Ohio State University, currently working towards getting a bachelors in environmental science.

I enjoy to spend time outside and painting. I like to look for interesting flowers and see how bees pollinate with them. Beaches are a place I love to relax at.

Student

Abbey Matre is a Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy Educator with University of Illinois Extension serving Cook County. Her work focuses on environmental education, conservation outreach, and connecting communities with local natural resources through programs related to habitat restoration, water conservation, and climate resilience. She is passionate about helping people build meaningful connections with the natural world and turn education into action in their communities.

I work as an interpreter in several parks in Sonoma County, incl. at Pond Farm Pottery, a National Historic Landmark, Armstrong Redwoods, and at the Sonoma Coast State Park beaches. While working with school-age students, my greatest joy is seeing them lose all sense of time and self-consciousness in exploring their surroundings. I aim to create memories that create understanding, curiosity and appreciation for a place, no matter whether it's a cultural landmark, a harbor seal pup, the grassland or a sprouting redwood tree.

I am an environmental science student at The Ohio State University. I am interested in using this degree to be able to explore environmental and outdoor education paths. I am also working to get an environmental education certificate to become more experienced in the field of environmental education. I am the president of Society for Ecological Restoration at OSU, an SENR student ambassador, and a student instructional assistant for the course biology and Identification of woody forest plants which all help gain leadership skills.