MTRI is a non-profit co-operative with a mandate to promote sustainable use of natural resources and biodiversity conservation in the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve and beyond through research, education, and the operation of a field station.
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Our dedicated employees collaborate on a multitude of projects, including landscape connectivity, aquatic and forest health and species at risk to name just a few. Each member has their specialty, and all bring a variety of assets to the team. Click on a name to read their bio, give us a call to have a chat, or drop on by MTRI to see what we're up to!
Amanda Lavers - Executive Director
Amy Berry - Researcher
Amy Buckland-Nicks - Green Tech Intern
Brad Toms - Wildlife Biologist and Partnership Coordinator
Carter Feltham - Research Assistant
Chris Pepper - Lichen Researcher
Colin Gray - Field Researcher
James Neish - Field Researcher
Jane Barker - Community Outreach Coordinator
Jason Headley - Research Assistant
Jeffie McNeil - Project Administrator
Lesley Farrow - Forest Researcher
Lori Phinney - Research Assistant
Mallory Heim - Research Assistant
Tarissa Holmes -Forest Health Intern/Field ecologist
Tom Neily - Botanist & Lichenologist
Wesley Pitts - Education and Outreach Coordinator
Wendy Whynot - Office Manager
Alain Belliveau - Ecosystems Researcher
Alicia Pray-Leslie - Field Research Assistant
Ashley Noto - Community Outreach Officer
Benna Keoghoe - Forest Stewardship Coordinator
Brennan Caverhill - Stewardship Biologist
Crystal Doggett - Conservation and Communication Coordinator
Danielle Pernette - Research Intern
Diane LaRue - Botany, Landscaping
Elizabeth Walsh - Forest Stewardship Coordinator
Forest Underwood - NSYCC Intern
Hannah Blanchard - Research Assistant
Jennifer McRuer - Research and Community Outreach Assistant
Jeremy Peck - Loon Researcher
Jesse Saroli - Green Technologies Coordinator and Ribbonsnake Researcher
Jessica Bryk - Loon Researcher
Jillian Barteaux - Aquatic Health Program Coordinator
John Kinley - Research and Outreach Assistant
Josie Todd - Outreach Officer
Katie Nickerson - Forest Researcher
Kirsten Campbell - Forest Research Assistant
Kyle Hicks - Aquatic Health Researcher
Kyle Rowter - Forest Researcher
Laura Achenbach - Land Bird Species at Risk Researcher
Leah Veinot - Community Outreach Officer
Lindsey Beals - Aquatic Health Researcher
Megan Boucher - Research Assistant
Meredith Brison-Brown - Field Research Assistant
Paul Hebert - Research Assistant
Pierre Martel - Aquatic Health Researcher
Rachel Thibodeau - Wildlife Researcher
Rhianna More - Backyard Biodiversity Team NSYCC
Richard Martin - Backyard Biodiversity Team NSYCC
Sarah Adams - Field Research Assistant
Shaun Allain - EMPOWER! Youth Engagement Coordinator
Tommy Lutz - Forest Stewardship Intern
Travis Landry - Freshwater Recovery Intern
Wesley Pitts - Freshwater Recovery Intern