People
Chris Polatin, Manager & Habitat Restoration Specialist
Joan Deely, Project Manager
Habitat Restoration Team
Jon O'Gara, Crew Leader
Jon is a graduate of the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMASS Amherst with a focus on Landscape Contracting (AS). He continued his studies at UMASS to obtain a BS in Environmental Design through the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning.
Qualifications/Proficiency
- Game of Logging Levels 1&2
- Licensed pesticide applicator
- Invasive Plant ID
Andy Townsend, Restoration Technician
Andy is a graduate of Sterling College in Vermont with an AA in Resource Management and a BA in Ecological Design (2010).
Qualifications/Proficiency
- Game of Logging Levels 1&2
- Licensed pesticide applicator
- GPS/GIS
- Invasive Plant ID
Nick Cravedi, Restoration Technician
Nick is working towards an associate’s degree in Natural Resources Management from Mount Wachusetts Community College. Nick has wildland firefighting and arborist training/experience.
Qualifications/Proficiency
- S130/190 Fire Training
- Game of Logging Levels 1&2
- Licensed pesticide applicator
- Invasive Plant ID
Alex Krofta, Restoration Technician
Alex holds a masters degree in Environmental Science and Policy from Clark University. Alex has been involved with amphibian population studies and bird surveys as a field ecologist. He has also performed stewardship duties such as baseline & annual monitoring reports for land trusts.
Qualifications/Proficiency
- Licensed pesticide applicator
- GIS/GPS
- Invasive Plant ID
- Baseline monitoring reports for conservation restriction properties
- Wetland plant ID
- Amphibian surveys
- Bird surveys