natural resources

Introducing EDS Mentor: Jamaile Hall

Hello there! My name is Jamaile Hall and I am happy to be part of the NRCA’s EDS program as a mentor. I am a junior undergraduate at the University of Connecticut. I am currently studying Digital Media & Design with a concentration in Motion Graphics and Animation along with a 2nd major in Ecology […]

Introducing Difference Maker Mentor: Adriana Garcia

Hey there! My name is Adriana and I’m one of 5 DMMs (Difference Maker Mentors) for the 2023-2024 NRCA program. I’m a Junior at the University of Connecticut majoring in Cognitive Science but with many interests in other fields like Developmental Psychology, Linguistics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Natural Resources and the Environment, to name […]

The 2020 CTP Virtual Workshops were a Smash Hit!

It’s been about a month since we hosted our two Conservation Training Partnerships two-day virtual workshops and I’m glad to be able to reflect back on the experience that, in short, was a fantastic success! These workshops were no small feat – it took a LOT of planning and coordination from our amazing CTP team […]

Meet Sydney, our new NRCA Intern

Hello all! My name is Sydney Collins, and I am excited to announce my partnership with UConn Extension as a NRCA Intern for the Natural Resources Conservation Academy (NRCA) in Summer 2020.  More about me, I am a rising sophomore at the University of Connecticut studying Environmental Science with a keen interest in Urban and […]

Meet Meg, our new Environmental Education Intern

Hello everyone, my name is Meg Sanders, and I am a UConn Extension Environmental Education intern with the Natural Resources Conservation Academy for summer 2020. A little bit about myself, I am a sophomore at UConn studying environmental science with a minor in communication. I was an intern with UConn Extension during the summer of […]

Meet NRCA Alumna and UConn Undergraduate Tianna Felder

  Hello everyone, my name is Tianna Felder and I am one the NRCA’s fall 2019 Difference Makers. A little bit about myself, I am currently a sophomore at UConn double majoring in business management, marketing with a minor in Spanish. I was a part of the 2015-2016 CAP program where I did a grazing […]

Meet the New CTP Coordinator Nicole Freidenfelds

Hello! I am so excited (and a little nervous) to be the new Conservation Training Partnerships program coordinator. Our former fearless leader, Laura Cisneros, will still be involved with the NRCA, but now in a different role. Laura is responsible for the incredible success of this program to date, and as such, left behind some […]

Meet NRCA Alumnus and UConn Undergraduate Ricky Moore

We decided to catch up with alumni after they completed their NRCA programs to see what they are up to now. Today, we are chatting with Ricky Moore (NRCA class of 2014), who is a sophomore studying Natural Resources, with a concentration in Fisheries and Wildlife, at UConn.   (Left) Ricky works on his independent […]