Restoration Ecology Project Lead & Living Lab Facilities Caretaker
Having lived in every type of desert in the U.S., the Sonoran Desert was the one to capture Lizbeth's heart. Spending time enjoying and teaching others to enjoy the Sonoran Desert has been a passion of hers since undergrad. Her foray into this field began with an environmental education outreach internship, and she went on to earn her degree in Wildlife Conservation and Management in 2022. She started working at Saguaro National Park's Visitor Center the very next day. However, more adventures were to be found outside the visitor center walls, and she began doing fieldwork such as tearing down old ranch fencing, backpacking to survey rare plants, measuring saguaro arms, filling in historic mines, and researching Sonoran Desert Tortoises. Appreciating the creatures that all rely on water (including us) guided her to WMG, where she gets to enjoy the outdoors while working to restore it. Even as an avid field worker, Lizbeth still gets active playing soccer, volunteering with other environmental orgs, baking, and singing karaoke.