A portrait photo of Sarah Hooghuis.
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Sarah Hooghuis

Senior Coordinator, Youth Conservation Leadership Program
About

As the Senior Coordinator of Youth Conservation Leadership for ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Vermont, Sarah coordinates field trips, service-learning opportunities, and work-based learning positions for high schoolers and young adults. They also connect local colleges to ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½'s mission, staff, and conservation work as well as support our internship and AmeriCorps programs. Sarah brings a decade of experience in environmental education, communication, and natural history along with five years at ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Vermont. They are passionate about getting the next generation outdoors and involved in stewardship!

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Articles by Sarah Hooghuis

A line of people wearing rain coats and carrying shovels walking into a foggy field.
Restoring Riparian Buffers at Green Mountain ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Center
May 19, 2026 — Thirty volunteers braved wild weather to plant 339 native trees and shrubs along the Huntington River to improve bird habitat and flooding resiliency.
VERMONT Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands
Staff looking through binoculars at birds
ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Staff Birdathon 2025
May 23, 2025 — We saw 87 species within a 24-hour period despite mediocre weather.
VERMONT
Welcoming New Youth Conservation Leadership Participants
February 13, 2025 — We added 18 new youth employees to our ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ team between January and February
VERMONT
Fully Fledged ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Alumni Highlight: Samantha Beck
November 14, 2024 — Our seasonal series that spotlights ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Vermont alumni.
VERMONT Get Involved
A student holds a White-breasted Nuthatch.
Banding Together for the Birds
October 25, 2024 — Our Youth Conservation Leadership Coordinator joined the UVM Birding Club for a bird banding demonstration.
VERMONT ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Chapters
Collaborative Forestry for the Birds
May 10, 2024 — Youth Conservation Leadership Coordinator, Sarah Hooghuis, ventures out into the field to get a better understanding of our forestry partnerships and the youth working to improve forest health and bird habitat.
VERMONT Grasslands, Aridlands and Forests
New Teen Camp
March 07, 2024 — ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ is trilled to invite teenage campers to join our Stewards-in-Training camp!
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Fully Fledged: ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Vermont Alumni Highlight with Chaveli Miles
March 05, 2024 — The first installment of a new, seasonal series that will spotlight ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Vermont alumni. This time our Youth Conservation Leadership Coordinator chats with past policy intern, Chaveli Miles.
VERMONT Get Involved