Karissa Marquissee

Karissa

Kerissa joined our Nature Sanctuary team in early 2024. She earned a Wildlife Biology Degree and the University of Maine, and broadened her knowledge, studying a combination of wildlife management, ecology, wetland sciences, marine biology, as we as fish and avian species identification. She has participated in conservation education and local zoos and has shadowed […]

Natalie “Nat” Hill Levin

Nat Levin

Natalie (Nat) Hill Levin joined our nature sanctuary team in early 2021. Nat is an accomplished naturalist and conservationist. Her main interest is in native wildflower restoration but she also has a burgeoning interest in wild mushrooms. Nat is a world traveller and is fluent in Chinese.

Alyssa Wisehart

Alyssa’s lifelong passion for working with both animals and plants brought her to Spring Farm in 2017. The 12 years she spent on organic farms and plant nurseries across the US and Europe gave her the opportunity to observe a wide range of horticultural techniques. She has training in permaculture, forest gardening, and plant propagation and […]

Matt Perry

Matt Perry is Spring Farm CARES’ Conservation Director and nature sanctuary manager. He is recognized throughout the region as an authority on wild birds, their habitat and behavior. Among his specialties are neo-tropical songbirds and Peregrine Falcons. He also has an extensive knowledge of beavers and the flora and fauna that inhabit the wetlands that […]