Women Landowner Summit

Erin Amadon

Owner, Town for Trail Services, LLC

Erin Amadon's passion for creating access to the natural world through trail work ignited over a quarter of a century when she first served as a member of a youth conservation corps, and she has been devoted to trail projects ever since. With over 18 years of experience in the trail contracting business, Erin has contributed to the completion of numerous significant trail projects. Whether immersed in detailed stonework, constructing machine-built trails, or undertaking backcountry projects, Erin remains steadfast in her dedication to creating high-quality, sustainable trails. She actively contributes to nurturing the next generation of trail builders by focusing on education and training. Through, Town 4 Trail Services, LLC, she generously imparts her extensive knowledge and expertise to volunteer groups, clients, students, and fellow trail enthusiasts. 

Haley Andreozzi

Wildlife Conservation State Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension

In her role as the Wildlife Conservation State Specialist with UNH Cooperative Extension, Haley works with volunteers, landowners, natural resources professionals, and communities to enhance, restore, and conserve wildlife habitat throughout New Hampshire. She manages outreach, citizen science, and stewardship projects related to New Hampshire’s wildlife species and their habitats, including for species of greatest conservation need. Haley coordinates the NH Coverts Project, Taking Action for Wildlife, and the Women in the Woods program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science & Natural Resources Management from the University of Rhode Island and earned a Master’s of Science in Wildlife & Conservation Biology from the University of New Hampshire. 

Cheri Birch

Program Director, NH Timberland Owners Association (NHTOA)

In her role as program director for the NH Timberland Owners Association (NHTOA), Cheri is responsible for educational programming for NHTOA members which include landowners, forest industry professionals, and supporters who work together to promote sustainable forest management, conserve working forests, and ensure a strong forest products industry.  Outreach efforts to connect with educators and students in grades 7-12 are also a big focus of programming. These initiatives include N.H. Forest Career Field Day and the Forests of N.H. Teacher Tour now entering its fifth year. Subsequent to the first women’s focused chainsaw class offered by NHTOA in 2021, “Women in the Woods” was formed as a three-way partnership between NHTOA, UNH Cooperative Extension and The Society for the Protection of NH Forests. Cheri holds a BS in Forest Management from the University of Maine, at Orono and has also worked as a forester and environmental science teacher in southern New Hampshire.

Heidi Bundy

NH Forest Landowner, Tomapo Farm

Heidi, along with her husband, Dennis, own and maintain their 255-year-old family tree farm in Lebanon, NH. Heidi graduated from Thompson School at UNH in 1983 with an Associates Degree in Forest Management. She worked alongside her father many years in the Maple Operation until he recently retired. Other farm diversities include logging, selling timber, processing and selling firewood, and milling lumber on a portable band mill. Heidi now works with her daughter, Sarah and her husband, Dustin. The family is working together to expand and streamline the Maple Operation as well as exploring the possibility of producing other types of tree syrups.

Jessica Charpentier

Jess is former forestry faculty and at the UNH Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. Prior to her time in academia, she spent over a decade working for NH land conservation. Protecting the northern landscape has been the driving force behind Jess’ work. Her land ethic is deeply rooted in protecting the region’s most important ecosystems while promoting sustainable use of renewable natural resources. Jess holds a PhD in Environmental Studies and a MS in Resource Management & Conservation from Antioch University New England, and a BS in Forestry from Northern Arizona University. She is currently taking some time away from her career to stay home with her very young son.  

Heidi Giguere

Forestry Lecturer, University of New Hampshire

Heidi is a Lecturer in the Department of Natural Resources & the Environment at the University of New Hampshire. In this role, she strives to make learning fun for her students, while instilling in them a passion for the natural world. Heidi’s areas of interest are forest health, forest inventory techniques, & wildland fire ecology. Before joining the team at UNH, Heidi spent her time exploring out west, where she served as a wilderness guide for a variety of programs. When not working, you can find Heidi nose deep in a good book with some delicious tea on the ready or embarking on new adventures both near & wide. 

Emily Meacham

Forest Health Specialist, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation

Emily is a forest health specialist with the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation working predominantly in the Northeast Kingdom. Her role with the State of Vermont includes annual monitoring for major pest and disease populations, assessing hazard trees for decay and risk in high use public spaces, and measuring long term monitoring plots to assess impacts from abiotic and biotic stressors. Projects she focuses on are overseeing long term forest health monitoring plots across the state and monitoring spruce budworm population levels. Emily earned a master’s degree in forestry from the University of Maine at Orono. She has conducted research on post-harvest assessments of downed wood and wound severity as it relates to decay compartmentalization. In addition to her work with forest health, Emily spent many years conducting timber harvests and road construction in northern Maine and the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Emily lives in Whitefield, NH where she manages an apple orchard and uses a variety of Integrated Pest Management Strategies. 

Ashley Newell

Soil Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Ashley is a certified conservation planner for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service out of the Coos County field office. In this role, she works one on one with agricultural producers and private forestland owners by providing them with technical and financial assistance to help identify their objectives and address natural resource concerns via the development of individualized conservation plans. Ashley has a B.S. in Environmental Science and, prior to NRCS, has worked as a field biologist, GIS technician, and environmental planner for various non-profit organizations across the North Country. Ashley, her colleagues at NRCS, and the wide net of NRCS partners are able the connect landowners to many available resources to help them make informed decisions about managing their land. 

Steven Roberge

Forestry State Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension 

Steven Roberge is the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension’s Forestry Specialist and Professor. In this role he oversees the system of county Extension foresters, coordinates outreach to forest owners and professionals and implements the State’s Forest Stewardship Program. Steve and his team provide stewardship options for forest owners to help manage the state’s private forestland. Steve earned a B.S. in Forest Science from the University of New Hampshire, and a Masters of Forest Science from Yale University. At home, Steve tends to maples he taps every spring and thinks about trees every day. 

Wendy Scribner

Natural Resources Field Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension

Wendy Scribner serves as a field specialist in forestry and natural resources in Carroll County, and she is also known as the Carroll County Forester. Wendy provides landowners, communities, and others with assistance on managing their woodlots. Topics include enhancing wildlife habitat, improving forest and tree health, developing management plans, selling timber, and controlling invasive plants. Wendy is a licensed forester in both NH and Maine and holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Forestry from UNH. 

Ellen Snyder

Wildlife Biologist, Ibis Wildlife Consulting 

Ellen Snyder is a certified wildlife biologist and an independent consultant, specializing in habitat management, invasive plant control, land stewardship planning, biodiversity conservation and nature writing. Since 2003 she has been the sole owner of Ibis Wildlife Consulting. From 1993-2003 she was the Wildlife Specialist for UNH Cooperative Extension. During that time, she initiated the NH Coverts Project and coordinated the New Hampshire Living Legacy Project, a statewide public-private partnership to conserve the state’s biodiversity. Ellen has written wildlife and land stewardship plans for many public and private landowners. She also serves as Chair of the Newmarket Conservation Commission, where she helps manage town conservation areas. 

Emma Tutein

Community Conservation State Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension

Emma has worked at UNH Extension for nearly 15 years in a variety of roles.  In her current role as Community Conservation State Specialist, Emma works with conservation professionals and volunteers to support their work in protecting New Hampshire’s natural resources.  She coordinates educational and professional development opportunities for land trust staff, conservation commissioners, landowners, and others with interests in land conservation and land stewardship. With a background in Wildlife Ecology, she developed a passion for wildlife track and sign many years ago and loves sharing this passion with others as a way to connect people with nature and build support for land and wildlife conservation.

Lindsay Watkins

Forest Resources Field Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension

Lindsay is UNH Cooperative Extension’s Field Specialist in Forest Resources, also known as the County Forester, for Strafford County and Belknap County. Before joining Extension in 2023, she worked as a consulting forester and arborist in the San Juan Islands in Washington, but she considers New Hampshire her "chosen home state." Prior to her detour to the upper left corner of the country, she worked for the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Nature Conservancy, and the US Forest Service. Lindsay has an M.S. from the Field Naturalist Program at the University of Vermont and a B.S. in Natural Resources from Cornell, and she considers herself a "Professional Tree Nerd." 

Wendy Weisiger

Managing Forester, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

Wendy came to work for the Forest Society in 2004 as a forester. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in forestry from the University of New Hampshire. She previously worked as a forestry technician for the NH Division of Forests and Lands and as a survey technician for an engineering firm. She is a New Hampshire Licensed Professional Forester and SIT. She has been active with The Society of American Foresters, NH Project Learning Tree, NH Tree Farm Committee, the Women in the Woods Program and many other forestry-related groups statewide.