Amanda Devine, Senior Director of Stewardship

After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Bates College, Amanda spent several years as a naturalist and guide in Denali National Park, Alaska. Bookended by summers in the subarctic, Amanda earned a Master of Science in Botany from the University of Vermont’s Field Naturalist Program, where she focused on carbon cycling in the aftermath of forest fire. She returned to Maine in 2007 and has since become passionate about science-based management of coastal Maine’s natural resources and helping to maintain the quality of life in the place she has come to call home. Amanda originally hails from the marshy shores of Chesapeake Bay.

Amanda has been with MCHT since 2010.

Specialties:

• Invasive Species
• Climate Change
• Trail Building & Maintenance

On land conservation: “I was drawn to this work out of a love for wildlife and native plants. I’m also motivated by inviting people to protected land. Building trails, putting up a welcome sign, restoring degraded landscapes—these are all aspects of my job that I love.”

On the job: Amanda leads MCHT’s large and growing stewardship department, and has traded her chainsaw and work boots for sensible shoes and a laptop after 14 years as a field steward.