Meet Ashley Hansen, CVWO's 2020 Monarch Biologist!

Ashley is a recent graduate of Otterbein University with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, with minors in Sustainability and Earth Science. Within her department Ashley was involved in a number of research projects including pollinator presence within zoos and comparison studies between species as they respond to environmental factors. Ashley has extensive field experience in projects ranging from reestablishing wetlands, to prairie and wetland surveys and assessments, to Monarch rearing and testing within a zoo environment.

Ashley has a passion for the natural world and for communicating the importance of conservation issues.  She will be a great asset to the CVWO team and we welcome her knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm. Ashley will begin counting and tagging Monarchs September 15, 2020. She'll be based at Kiptopeke State Park but will monitor several sites on the lower Delmarva peninsula thoroughout the fall. WELCOME, ASHLEY!