Station: Desert National Wildlife Refuge in Las Vegas, Nevada

Years Served: 2023-present

Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina

Pre-Fellowship Education: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from Bates College

Bio: Hart is the PLTF at Desert National Wildlife Refuge in Las Vegas, Nevada. His projects are wide ranging, including helping with storm damage recovery and emergency funding applications across the Pacific Southwest Region, reducing boundary breaches at Desert NWR, and assisting with general refuge infrastructure management projects such as Bighorn Sheep guzzler builds and restoration of the Corn Creek trail system. Prior to the Fellowship, Hart attended Bates College in Lewiston Maine, where he majored in Environmental Studies. For his senior capstone project at Bates, he worked with the South Portland Department of Sustainability on a Climate Change Equity Atlas, to visualize the impacts of climate change spatially across the communities of South Portland. This experience inspired him to continue working on climate change resilient solutions to emerging infrastructure problems. He has had a lifelong passion for the outdoors, and enjoys skiing, hiking, and traveling in his free time