The DEC Welcomes Biologist Christina Hoh to the Staff at the Northern Montezuma Field Office
Christina Hoh received a B.S. in Biology from Rochester Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Environmental Science and Biology from SUNY Brockport, where she focused on wetland ecology and migratory bird physiology. She worked at the NYSDEC as a Wildlife Technician in the Avon Regional Office for several years, where she primarily organized winter raptor and breeding grassland bird surveys. She became a Bureau of Ecosystem Health Biologist in 2019, where she reviewed Lake Ontario and Finger Lakes shoreline projects, stream restorations, wetland projects and restoration initiatives. She is wrapping up a semester as an adjunct instructor at SUNY Brockport, and is a member and occasional field trip leader with the Rochester Birding Association.
Christina will represent DEC Region 8 on the State’s Migratory Gamebird Team, and will help carry out the agency goals of providing high-quality wildlife habitat, compatible access, and delivering restoration initiatives at several Region 8 Wildlife Management Areas.
Welcome Taylor to the Refuge!
Taylor Hackemack hails from Houston, Texas and graduated with a degree in Wildlife Science from Mississippi State University. Her work for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has taken her across the country from translocating Red-cockaded woodpeckers in South Carolina to re-introducing Black-footed ferrets in Wyoming, with a few stops in between including refuges in Mississippi and Texas. She has been a member of The Wildlife Society since 2014, and loves being able to connect to and engage with others in the field of conservation. Outside of the Service, she enjoys being a Taco Tuesday enthusiast, is a cat mom to an angel cat and a psycho kitten, and likes to buy books even though she has a full bookshelf waiting to be read.
Kristen Moore, Environmental Educator, Montezuma Audubon Center/Seneca Meadows Education Center
An active, joyful life along Lake Ontario led Kristen Moore to pursue her interdisciplinary education in Media Arts and Adventure Education at Green Mountain College. Recreation, service, and education are key components to her programs, seeking to help others establish bonds with nature and establish conservation ethics. From stream cleanups and yoga hikes to the largest simultaneous testing for microplastics in our Great Lakes, Kristen continues to work for our shared spaces.
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