Who We Are

Officers, board members, organizers, and committee members.

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Who Are We?

F.E.R.N. is short for Flora, Fauna, & Fungi Ecological Resource Network.

Our mission is to support conservation by promoting synergy between individuals, communities, and organizations. Our work addresses the need for greater connection and communication in conservation.

We do that by promoting information equity which connects individuals with the social and physical resources to facilitate communication and knowledge.

We also connect ecological knowledge-bearers across different specialties so they can collaborate on mutual goals.

These aspects often come together to engage people with the natural world as we bring culture and nature together into a range of events and eco-experiences.

Officers

Matt Charpentier

Matt Charpentier

Co-Founder, Treasurer

He/They

Destynnie K. Berard

Destynnie K. Berard

Co-Founder, President

She/Her
Destynnie is a lifelong naturalist who believes a good sense of humor is essential to staying happy. She comes from a career background in enterprise marketing and communications, which provides her with a unique perspective of conservation.

Aiham Korbage

Aiham Korbage

Secretary

He/Him
Aiham Korbage is a physician with a deep interest in the healing & cultural power of food. He also enjoys yoga, running, hiking, foraging for mushrooms, and nurturing community. Nature is his “cathedral” and the kitchen his “art studio”.

Tsuga Charpentier

Tsuga Charpentier

Morale Officer

Always excited about and waiting for walkies.
Mostly interested in kibble, playing fetch, and checking out the latest smells in the kitchen.

Board of Trustees

Leo Kenney

Leo Kenney

They/Them

Leonard Kenney is an ecologist working to improve wildlife habitat at Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary. When they aren’t working, they like botanizing, mushrooming, watching horror movies, and scheming about how to enable trans survival in the late Anthropocene.

Hunter Blanchard

Hunter Blanchard

He/They

Hunter Blanchard is a New England Botanic Garden horticulturist with a passion for protecting native biodiversity and supporting pollinators through ecological gardening.

He enjoys cooking, caring for an ever-expanding collection of houseplants, and nurturing an aquarium of fish, shrimp, and, of course, aquatic plants.

Vacant

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People Are a Part of Conservation

We are humans working towards a mutual goal: conserving biodiversity.

We are people; we work, we aspire, we play, we love, and we protect. Let’s embrace that.

We can only achieve our goals with your support.

Here are other areas where you can learn more about what we are working to achieve, and how you can help us get there.

Will You Be Our Frond?

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