Megan Napoli
Associate Director of Conservation & Research
Megan joined the Preserve 2016 and has a diverse background in many sectors of wildlife biology with her foremost concentration (and favorite) being avian field research. Megan received her Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), where, shortly after graduating, she worked for several years as an avian field technician on a variety of songbird and raptor research studies in West Virginia. She earned her Master of Science degree in Biology from East Stroudsburg University, where she studied the population ecology of the Acadian flycatcher and habitat change in declining Eastern hemlock forests for her thesis. Besides conducting avian research in a wide variety of habitats, Megan has also participated in research on a variety of topics including herpetological ecology, habitat assessment, water quality, fish populations, and aquatic invertebrate distribution.
As the Associate Director of Conservation Science & Research, Megan oversees our ecological monitoring, forestry, and community science programs. Through her experience, Megan contributes to ongoing field research projects including woodland pool monitoring, breeding bird surveys, phenology, deer-browse impacts, salamander distribution, forest health and landscape change, and other various field studies. Her broad expertise in ecology is a considerable asset as the Preserve continues to expand research and outreach programs.