Anna Boudreau – Courtesy Photo: extension.unh.edu
Since 2014 Anna Boudreau has served as our staff land conservation specialist, grant writer and marketing coordinator. Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Anna’s interest in natural resource protection and conservation was launched in 1991 when she became a “Natural Resources Steward” for UNH Cooperative Extension (UNHCE). Her subsequent participation in 1996 in UNHCE’s NH Coverts Project, a wildlife habitat management program for volunteers and landowners, solidified her passion for educating the public about land and water conservation which led to a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Community Development from the University of New Hampshire.
Anna was a founding member of both the Cochecho River Watershed Coalition, established in 1998 and the City of Dover’s Open Lands Committee (OLC) established in 2000. She has played a key role on the OLC, which has conserved over 800 acres of important forest and farm lands, by negotiating easement acquisitions and leveraging over $2 million in federal and state grant funds. She remains active on the OLC, serving as the current chair and stewardship coordinator, and represented the OLC on the Climate Adaptation Chapter Steering Committee for the City of Dover’s Master Plan, which was approved by the Planning Board in March of 2018.
Prior to coming to Truslow RC, Anna worked for over 9 years as the Executive Director of the Strafford Rivers Conservancy, now merged with the Southeast Land Trust of NH (SELT). At Truslow RC she utilizes her experience in natural resource protection through land conservation to help municipalities, landowners, and non-profit organizations navigate through the complicated conservation easement acquisition and due diligence process.
When not assisting conservation commissions and private landowners with their long term land conservation goals and objectives, Anna works as our marketing coordinator, preparing regular informational and newsletter updates for clients and collaborators, and staying up to date on relevant news and topics. During the field season, she also enjoys assisting with water quality sampling and data quality assurance.
Anna lives in Dover, NH with her family which includes her husband, two daughters and her mother-in-law. She remains very involved with UNH Cooperative Extension, currently serving as Chair of the State Advisory Council and often turns to their experts in natural resource conservation, community development, or climate adaptation and sea level rise impacts for the latest research and information available.