Mentor: Sam Ahler

Bio: Leah Terry is a Denver Metro Area resident, and outdoor enthusiast and is frequently found in the garden during her free time. She is also a recent Red Rocks Community College graduate and has been accepted into CU-Boulder’s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program. Leah is passionate about using modern research to contribute to ecological restoration.

She has had the opportunity to volunteer with Wildland Restoration on projects including, forest fire restoration, wetland erosion mitigation and species habitat restoration, and the city of Longmont’s initiative to co-exist with wildlife in urban settings.

With her background as a special education and classroom assistant, Leah has developed an appreciation for the necessity of educating members of the community on the relationship between humans, and the natural world. Leah is committed to pursuing a career in ecological restoration, and conservation. She is excited to work on grassland restoration research with her RECCS mentor Sam Ahler this summer at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield.

View Leah's elevator speech [YouTube]

View Leah's RECCS 2023 presentation [Youtube]

View Leah's poster [PDF]