Sarah Hooghuis

Youth Conservation Leadeship Coordinator

Sarah grew up in Connecticut and graduated from Skidmore College with a BA in Environmental Studies. They grew up playing in the streams and woods surrounding their home and found a love of birding later in life while driving across the country with their partner. Sarah discovered her spark bird was a Steller’s Jay in Colorado - from then on she didn’t leave for a walk without a bird guide and binoculars. Prior to joining our team as the Youth Conservation Leadership Coordinator, they served as our Outreach and Education Americorps member from 2019-2021, and returned in the winter of 2022 as a sugaring assistant for our bird-friendly maple syrup production. They come to this position with six years of experience in environmental education and communications. 

Sarah is Vermont’s Climate Watch coordinator, a nationwide community science program in which volunteers monitor an area for target bird species and collect data that can help ornithologists understand how birds are responding to climate change and shifting their ranges. She also is a certified Local Phenology Leader through Nature’s Notebook, a community science project that tracks the timing of life cycle events for plants and birds. 

Sarah describes themself as an amateur naturalist with a desire to sponge up as much knowledge about the natural world as possible. They are excited to be back at Audubon Vermont working to provide opportunities for high school and college-aged youth around the state to engage in environmental conservation.

Articles by Sarah Hooghuis

Design Your Own Plants for Birds Garden
Audubon From Home

Design Your Own Plants for Birds Garden

— Ages 6 and up. Make your own 3-D model of a plants for birds garden!
The Buzz on Bees
Audubon From Home

The Buzz on Bees

— Ages 3 and up. What do you already know about bees? Why are bees important?
Climate Watch: Cancelled
News

Climate Watch: Cancelled

— A note about the cancellation, how it will effect the data set and information on how to get involved for 2021's survey period.
Bird-A-Thon Activity Round Up
Audubon From Home

Bird-A-Thon Activity Round Up

— The education team will be sharing resources for Bird-A-Thon in lieu of Audubon from Home content this week. Just because we're taking a break doesn't mean you have to! In the meantime, check out these fun, engaging bird lessons.
Homemade Binoculars
Audubon From Home

Homemade Binoculars

— Ages 3 - 12. Just in time for Bird-A-Thon
Dress A Beaver
Audubon From Home

Dress A Beaver

— Become familiar with beaver anatomy by turning our Americorps Member, Sarah Hooghuis, into one!
Color Search
Audubon From Home

Color Search

— Explore the new colors of spring!
Vermonters, Nature, and COVID-19: A UVM survey
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Vermonters, Nature, and COVID-19: A UVM survey

— The University of Vermont research team wants to know about your connection with nature during COVID-19.
Seed Germination
Audubon From Home

Seed Germination

— Learn what plants need to grow and then germinate your own seed in a bag!