Christian (Chris) Schorn
Christian (Chris) Schorn grew up in Silver Spring, MD, and after a childhood exploring the suburban woods of the DC metropolitan area, came to New England to learn more about them—and never left. After graduating from Connecticut College with a double major in botany and environmental studies, he worked in the field of botanical research and conservation through roles at the New York Botanical Garden, New England Wild Flower Society, and the Harvard University Herbaria. He graduated from the University of Vermont’s Field Naturalist & Ecological Planning Program with an M.S. in Plant Biology, completing a master’s project analyzing forest restoration strategies in the Champlain Valley.
After his time at UVM, he joined the Maine land trust world, working in stewardship positions at Cape Elizabeth Land Trust and Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, for several years as Director of Land Conservation & Ecology for Midcoast Conservancy, and as Forest Ecologist for the Maine Natural Areas Program; he is currently the Southern Maine Project Manager at Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT).
Chris lives in Brunswick, and in his spare time, you can find him cooking, writing, watching baseball, or most likely, off in the woods looking at plants.
