Hi! My name’s Ben and I’m serving as a Difference Maker Mentor for the 2025-2026 NRCA CAP program. I’m currently in my senior year as a Physiology & Neurobiology student. I love the outdoors and it’s very important to me that we keep our environment healthy as human influence on nature continues to grow.
I was introduced to the CAP program while taking the prerequisite class and it gradually drew me in, and I developed an interest in it. Conservation is essential as it helps preserve the wild, which continues to shrink year after year. The CAP projects are small & focus on helping reintroduce the benefits of the environment to towns and cities that have been experiencing issues due to the disappearance of local foliage and wildlife.
I have a deep love of the environment and wildlife, probably due to all the nature documentaries I watched with my family as a child. It’s a dream of mine to visit each continent and see some of the animals and habitats I’ve only seen on screen.
When I’m not in class, I can be found reading, watching a movie or just hanging out with my friends. I also enjoy cooking and make food for myself and my friends when possible. I go on hikes when I can and am planning to go on my first winter hike later this year.
I can’t wait to see what all our participants present at the showcase!
