Meet 28-year-old Carolyn Harper, an environmental science educator who currently teaches at our campus in Prince William Forest Park on the East Coast.

I started taking classes and learning new things that made my mind start exploding. I began to think, I wish everybody had this opportunity to see how beautiful their surroundings are, learn about it, and educate themselves so that they want to take care of it.

Her desire to work in education arose when she began her degree in biology, conservation, and ecology at Arizona State University.

When asked about her favorite national park, it’s an understatement to say that Carolyn had a tough time answering. As a former Saguaro National Park Ranger, she was inclined to name Saguaro right off the bat...but her answer took some twists and turns.

Read the full article on environmental educator Carolyn Harper by Gabriela Contreras at NatureBridge.