Staff

Maggie grew up in Seattle, Washington and spent most of her youth gazing at the mountains in the distance and enjoying fly fishing when she could.  She graduated from the University of Maine, Machias in 1997 with a self-designed Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Conservation Biology.  As well, she did some graduate level studies in biology at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, CA.  Since then, she has worked in the fields of fisheries, grass roots watershed conservation, environmental non-profits, and education.  After taking a hiatus to raise children, she has worked for the Maine Natural History Observatory since 2010 and has filled a variety of niche job tasks with the organization where she continues to assist their efforts with the Maine Bird Atlas, various database projects, report and summary development and proofing, and, occasionally, field work.

Elliot is a community ecologist who is interested in wildlife-habitat relationships and species interactions, and, ultimately, how this information can shape effective conservation actions. He completed his PhD in Ecology and Environmental Science at the University of Maine in 2023, and he is excited to continue developing coastal research projects at MNHO. During graduate school, his research included examining the effects of commercial seaweed harvest on intertidal birds, describing the winter diet of Purple Sandpipers, and assessing the drivers of inter-pond movements in an amphibian population. Elliot resides in Bangor with his wife, Alice, and is an avid trail runner and sea kayaker.