Bethany Wylie
Conservation Assistant
Bethany comes to Juneau from Washington by way of California. In 2010, she graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology. Though she became increasingly interested in environmental issues, Bethany wanted to continue to study people. Since she was not quite ready to leave California, Bethany stayed on another year to get a Master’s of Science in Earth Systems focusing on socially conscious conservation policy. To explore this topic, she did thesis research on the local values of an undeveloped, private coastal property on the south shore of Kaua’i, Hawai’i. Through this research, she found that easements are often the most useful conservation tools to mitigate the impact of protected areas on local people. Determined to work for a land trust, Bethany spent a summer researching farmland preservation for the Peninsula Open Space Trust in Palo Alto, CA. She has also, in the past, worked on ecotourism, recycling education, and local fisheries management. Bethany is excited to be back in the Pacific (far) Northwest and to explore beautiful Southeast Alaska!
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