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to summer campers and youth, and developing new events for all ages. She looks forward to connecting with local schools to provide environmental education opportunities for students within the curriculum and meeting more of the community at NL- RA’s upcoming summer events.
The NLRA’s mission is to protect Newfound Lake and its watershed. The Association – through education, programs, and collaboration – promotes conservation and preservation of the region’s natural, social, and economic resources. With the vision of a cleaner, clearer Newfound Lake within the next decade, NLRA is working to im- prove environmental health, ex- pand land conservation, increase community support, grow wa- tershed stewardship, and boost capacity to deliver their mission. Learn more and sign up for up- coming programs and events at NewfoundLake.org/events.
BRISTOL—The Newfound Lake Region Association is pleased to welcome Mirka Za- pletal as the new Education and Outreach Manager. As NLRA’s Education and Outreach Man- ager, Zapletal will build, imple- ment, and oversee programs that connect all ages to Newfound Lake, its watershed, and the natural world around them. Za- pletal is the first to hold this new position, which was developed as part of NLRA’s strategic plan to better serve the Newfound wa- tershed’s growing conservation needs. NLRA Executive Direc- tor Rebecca Hanson says, “We need to ensure that residents and visitors to Newfound understand the importance of our natural resources and have a passion to protect them. Our new educa- tion and outreach manager will boost our capacity to educate and inspire the community.”
Zapletal is a native of New Hampshire and began her ca- reer as a high school social stud- ies teacher in New Hampshire
returned to school to focus on conservation and ecology, earn- ing a Master of Science in Envi- ronmental Studies from Antioch University New England and a Ph.D. in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Louisiana at La- fayette. She returned home after five years in Louisiana, where she missed the weather and moun- tains of New Hampshire every day. Most recently, Mirka was the Education Director of the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. She believes that per- sonal experience with science and research is crucial for both helping people access science and supporting conservation.
Zapletal is jumping right into revamping and building NL- RA’s education programs. She’s preparing for the opening of NLRA’s scenic and educational boat tour program, Newfound EcoTours, partnering with local organizations to offer programs
NLRA Welcomes Mirka Zapletal
Education and Outreach Manager
and Vermont with a Master of
Education from Harvard. She
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