It is my pleasure to introduce to you our new Watershed Classroom intern, Michele Vannucci!

She comes to us after managing the Santa Rosa Junior College nursery and is currently working to complete degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Horticulture with a focus on nursery management.

In her short time with us since starting in early September, Michele has already taken on many important roles on our team. She has been working with students at our David Yearsley River Heritage Center Field trips, attending important events with implementing classrooms, and helping to maintain and organize educational materials like our water testing kits.

I could go on about how enthused we are to be working with her but I would rather let her speak for herself. We asked her a few questions about working with the Watershed Classroom and here’s what she said...