Our alumni work around the country and the world in a wide variety of jobs, from conservation science to education to urban planning. Linking them all is a deep commitment to helping the Earth's inhabitants — humans and other animals, plants, fungi, microbes — live together sustainably and in mutually beneficial ways. Click through career profiles with the gray arrow below to get an idea of where the Field Naturalist Program propels its graduates.
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Chris Nytch '07
Chris is an ecologist and educator in Puerto Rico working in tropical forest ecology, social-ecological systems, and environmental education. As the Lead Scientist with the , he directs El Yunque National Forest's Citizen Science Vegetation Monitoring Project and collaborates with non-profits, governmental, and academic organizations as well as local communities to promote conservation stewardship and ecological literacy. He's also leading efforts to establish Puerto Rico as a Regional Center of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development. Through his work, Chris aims to promote holistic and regenerative relations between people and place.
