Heather Murphy earned her BS in environmental science from Vermont State University - Johnson followed by an MS in biology from SUNY - Oneonta. Despite hopping across Lake Champlain for graduate school, Heather knew her roots were in Vermont and returned to pursue her career. Prior to working for the Winooski NRCD, Heather worked as a conservation planner with the USDA-NRCS in Middlebury where she helped agricultural producers reach their conservation goals.  

In July, Heather joined the Winooski NRCD as an Agriculture Conservation Specialist where she will continue to assist producers in adopting conservation strategies to better the environment for generations to come.  

As a native Vermonter, Heather loves being immersed in all things outdoors whether that is skiing in the winter or sitting lake-side in the summer. Catch her at a local swimming hole with her husband, and best furry friend Kermit.