Annie Arnold
Environmental Educator
2004 B.S. Recreation & Leisure Studies with an Outdoor Education Concentration, Gordon College,
2026 M.S. Natural Resources and Ecology, SUNY Plattsburgh
Growing up in the Southern Adirondacks, Annie visited the North Country frequently with her family, hiking the High Peaks and skiing at Whiteface. While pursuing her bachelor's degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies with an Outdoor Education Concentration, she guided backpacking trips each summer in the High Peaks and on the waters of the Adirondacks. After graduating, she easily decided to make the North Country her home. In 2020, after a long break from academics, starting a family, and working in several realms in the tri-lakes area, Annie took the leap to pursue her Master's in Natural Sciences and Ecology at SUNY Plattsburgh. Her thesis research focused on arthropod community composition across vegetation gradients within boreal peatlands, specifically determining community structures along the forested-to-open bog gradient at Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station in Long Lake, N.Y. Her experiences bring wetland research knowledge and education experience to people of all ages through her position as Watershed Educator at AWI. Her hobbies include gardening, hiking, biking, skiing, snowshoeing, and taking her sons on adventures in the woods and on the water.
