Emma is a Shore Corps Steward co-hosted by Island Institute and Midcoast Conservancy. The Shore Corps is a program of Maine Conservation Corps with the goal of expanding nature-based solutions for erosion prevention across the state’s shorelines. At Island Institute, Emma works with island communities to provide technical support for nature-based solutions and to create outreach and education opportunities around shoreline stabilization and coastal resilience.

Emma recently moved to Maine from Burlington, Vermont, where she completed her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science at the University of Vermont. She has previously worked as a research assistant in aquatic ecology and supported a community science project blending personal, community, and ecological resilience in coastal North Carolina. In her free time, she enjoys exploring nature and documenting what she finds in her sketchbook.