Pamela Larson, Nathaniel Fuller, and Amelia Hansen
Recorded
July 31, 2023
Archived
July 31, 2023
38:21 minutes
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Id:
mby022945
Description
Amelia Hansen (59) interviews her friends and former coworkers Pamela “Pam” Larson (72) and Nathaniel “Nate” Fuller (50) about their work at the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy.Subject Log / Time Code
Pamela “Pam” Larson (P) and Nathaniel “Nate” Fuller (N) describe how they got involved in working with Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC). N talks about how extensive and involved his interview process for the steward specialist position was.
P explains that she was the first full-time employee of SWMLC. She paints a picture of what the early days of the organization were like.
N describes how stewardship was a part of SWMLC's DNA, unlike other land trusts at the time. N explains that over the course of his career more land trusts began to grow their stewardship.
P says she eventually became the Director of Communications at SWMLC and loved working with people. N explains how the organization changed and grew its staff over time.
P says she is most proud that she left SWMLC with a clean database. She adds that she is also proud of what she's learned from the field. P and N say learning about the natural world makes it impossible to look at the world in the same way.
P and N talks about working with Amelia Hansen (A) as an illustrator.
P and N share their advice to others trying to advocate for a cause.
P shares a story of how she was able to make a neighbor feel less lonely with butterflies. She says working with SWMLC opened her life up to the natural world.
N recalls what it was like watching the Chipman Family become passionate about restoration.
N, P, and A share closing thoughts.
Participants
- Pamela Larson
- Nathaniel Fuller
- Amelia Hansen