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Orenda welcomes new Executive Director!

Please welcome Jeff Thibodeau
Orenda's new Executive Director

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January 20, 2020

Contact:
Orenda Wildlife Land Trust Inc.
Jeff Thibodeau, Executive Director
4011 Main Street
Barnstable, MA 02630
508-3362-4798 (land)
508-237-9000 (cell)
jeffthibodeau at orendalandtrust.org

Barnstable, MA, Cape Cod – The Orenda Wildlife Land Trust has chosen Jeff
Thibodeau as its new Executive Director. He succeeds Theresa Mitchell
Barbo, who left the position in 2019 to pursue her writing career. Longtime
Administrator Liz Lewis will also be leaving the organization after 17
years to pursue other endeavors.

Mr. Thibodeau brings 25 years of experience in environmental protection to
the position after earning a B.S. and Master’s Degree from Cornell
University. Most recently he was the Land Acquisition and Stewardship
Specialist for the Brewster Conservation Trust. Prior to that, he worked in
the public sector as a Town Planner and Conservation Agent, the private
sector as an Environmental Planner and Landscape Designer for various
firms, and in the non-profit sector for The Compact of Cape Cod
Conservation Trusts Inc. as its Director of Land Protection, and for the
Orleans Conservation Trust as Coordinator of the 200 Coalition Project. Mr.
Thibodeau was also President/Owner of a small environmental consulting
company. He has worked on projects in every Cape and Islands community and
has authored hundreds of documents and plans. In his personal time he
enjoys being with his daughter, writing and consulting on health and
wellness, and performing music.

Mr. Thibodeau says, “I am thrilled to be joining such an impressive
organization that has done so much important work over the years. As its
Executive Director, I will strive to sustain and build upon Orenda’s
numerous accomplishments. Some of my initial priorities are to expand
Orenda’s public profile, raise funds, cultivate new donors and Board
members, foster outreach and educational opportunities, collaborate with
other organizations, and most importantly, protect more land for wildlife
habitat.”

Orenda Vice President Daniel Morast adds, “It’s so exciting to welcome Jeff
Thibodeau aboard to continue and expand Orenda’s efforts to protect and
establish more wildlife sanctuaries”.
Native Plant Trust
PCV PROGRAM
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Native Plant Trust is the nation’s first plant conservation organization
and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants. We save
native plants in the wild, grow them for gardens and restorations, and
educate others on their value and use. Based in Garden in the Woods in
Framingham, MA, we work Throughout New England each year to monitor and
protect rare and endangered plants, collect and preserve seeds to ensure
biological diversity, detect and control invasive species, conduct
research, and offer a range of educational programs.

THE PCV PROGRAM
We are looking for passionate volunteers to join our Plant Conservation
Volunteer (PCV) program! Established in Massachusetts in 1993, Native Plant
Trust’s PCV program is the first rare plant monitoring program in the
country that engages conservation-minded volunteers in monitoring rare and
endangered plants, seed collection, and habitat management across the six
states of New England. Since its creation, the PCV program has grown to a
consortium of over 120 professional botanists and hundreds of volunteer
botanists.

PCV ACTIVITIES
Plant Conservation Volunteers (PCVs) have the unique
opportunity to participate in a variety of activities vital to the
preservation of the native flora of New England, including:

Rare Plant Monitoring —Survey populations of endangered plant species to
help provide critical information used by
local, state, and federal land managers to make important
conservation and habitat-management decisions.

Seed Collection —Learn how to collect seeds from imperiled species to send
to Native Plant Trust’s Seed Bank to preserve the genetic diversity of New
England’s flora into the future.

Habitat Management — Help fight the loss of natural communities affected by
development, invasive species, and succession by identifying new threats
and participating in organized management projects.

Learn more about the program, benefits and qualifications here (pdf)
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application at
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The deadline for the 2020 field season is Friday, February 14, 2020.

**

Orenda Wildlife Land Trust preserves and protects open space for wildlife
habitat, fresh air, and water quality in sanctuaries on Cape Cod and
throughout Massachusetts. We own or manage twenty-seven sanctuaries
covering over 475 acres. Orenda also partners with other land trusts in
protecting nearly 800 acres of open space. Orenda translates to “protected
place” in the language of indigenous peoples. To learn more, visit us
online at orendalandtrust.org
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Mute Swans
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Painted Turtles
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Red Fox with Kit
Thank you for helping us to preserve open spaces for all to enjoy for years
to come.

Sincerely,

Jeff Thibodeau
Executive Director

H <theresa.barbo at gmail.com>ere's my email:
jeffthibodeau at orendalandtrust.org <theresa.barbo at gmail.com>

Please contact me directly if you’d like to learn more. I look forward to
connecting with you!

Jeff
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Founded in 1986, Orenda's mission is to ‘preserve and protect open space
for wildlife habitat, fresh air, and water quality in sanctuaries on Cape
Cod and throughout Massachusetts.’ We own or manage twenty-seven
sanctuaries covering over 475 acres. Orenda also partners with other land
trusts in the protection of nearly 800 acres of land.

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