Natural Resources and the Environment News

Madeleine Diaz '26, from Emerson, NJ, is a Wildlife and Conservation Biology major at UNH. This summer, Madeleine was awarded a sustainability fellowship at the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership in Rockland, ME.

Lillian Walsh '26, from North Andover, MA, is a genetics major with a German minor at UNH. Lillian completed a summer internship with the UNH Plant Diagnostics Lab (PDL), which helped her gain valuable skills in plant pathology.

Selina Cheng ’26 is pursuing her graduate degree in marine biology at UNH. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in environmental sciences and English from the University of Virginia in 2021. At UNH, she’s researching how oysters survive in the challenging conditions of the intertidal zone in New Hampshire’s Great Bay.

Kaylee Finch ’25 earned her degree in wildlife and conservation biology at UNH. She is now the Public Program Educator at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, where she shares her passion for nature with audiences of all ages.

Lauren McDowell ’24, earned a degree in marine, estuarine, and freshwater biology with a dual major in sustainability at UNH. She is now the Community Outreach Manager for the Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue Program, where she helps rescue seals and other marine mammals along the New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts coast.