Maggie C Herrmann
My childhood was spent in the small town of Farmerville, Louisiana, on the 16,000 acre Lake D’Arbonne in a parish that boasts five wild and natural scenic rivers and streams. The lake in my backyard flows into bayous, rivers, and wetlands which connect to oceans beyond. At a very young age, love of the environment and understanding animals and their habitat was just in my…well in my nature. I got my B.S. from Louisiana Tech University in Environmental Science and my M.S. degree in Forestry from Southern Illinois University where I investigated the impacts of afforestation on soil quality and forest productivity at Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge. Following my graduation, I accepted a full-time position with USDA National Resource Conservation Service as a Natural Resource Specialist in the coastal plain of Virginia. During my time with the agency, I worked directly with farmers and local landowners to develop conservation plans for their property that address resource concerns such as diminished soil and water quality, or lack of wildlife habitat. Currently I am the Program Associate position at the University of Arkansas in the Clay Forest Ecology & Health Lab and a new PhD student in Entomology.
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