Away from work Tory gets recharged through family and relaxing on or near water, especially dock life on the lake, fly fishing, hiking, canoeing and camping.

In her free time, Carrie likes traveling the world with Tory and their two kids, especially anywhere that involves dramatic topography or big water.

Outside of Landbridge, Jake helps take care of a 90-acre organic farm, focusing on soil health management, diverse habitat for beneficial insects and birds, composting, and greenhouse management. He can be found fly fishing for trout in healthy streams throughout the Midwest. And sometimes, he loves riding his bike to those streams.

Sean enjoys Muskie fishing. He someday wants to have his own elk herd, an oak savanna keystone species.

Elissa enjoys Hiking (especially in Arizona and MN), foraging, canoeing, camping, and spending time with her husband, dog, and daughter in the great outdoors.

Erin helps several teachers create spaces at their schools to bring natural areas to life, from pollinator gardens to whole prairies. The natural areas show children and communities how native grasses provide shelter, hold soil with deep root structures, or how flowers like Wild Lupine are crucial for the survival of a tiny butterfly like the Karner Blue.

While looking for a career path that he could find passion in, Patrick stumbled upon a Fisheries and Wildlife Major at the University of Minnesota which piqued his interest. Once enrolled, he found learning to be enjoyable rather than a chore. It was then that he knew natural resources work was what he wanted to do with his professional life. His love of native plants came later. He experienced the path of: Learn a thing, Know a thing, Love a thing

Patrick is a proud plant-nerd who enjoys exploring Minnesota’s natural areas searching for good examples of native habitat and new plant species to add to his life list.

Jen attained valuable knowledge in habitat management and restoration techniques while receiving her bachelor’s degree in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology. With 7 years of crew leader experience, her extensive knowledge and detail-oriented character has led her into the roles of Land Management Coordinator and Project Manager starting in 2017. As such, she provides crew guidance and oversight performing a variety of environmental field projects including forestry management, shoreline restoration, watershed management, rain garden installation, reforestation, wildfire fighting, and prescribed burns. Her passion for restoration ecology has been vital when working with urban youth crews and in coordinating local volunteer events.

Someday, Theresa hopes to have a large-scale prairie restoration of her own! Until then, she’ll keep converting her yard in St. Paul to native plantings and continue learning while working on restoring land throughout the state with Landbridge Ecological. 

Alex has always had a passion for the outdoors. Seeing the degradation of the environment is what fuels his passion for the work he does every day.

In his free time, Alex has been getting into woodworking over the past few years, and he loves to repurpose felled trees by creating projects with the milled wood material.

Travis initially became passionate about environmental work at an early age. It began through the exploration of wetlands in Michigan and finding different species of frogs, snakes, and birds. During his college years he gained an understanding of invasive species, restoration, and conservation. Through this understanding, he became more interested and passionate about the concept of restoration. Working at Landbridge has allowed his passion to continue as he is able to witness and be a part of creating beautiful natural landscapes growing from degraded habitat.

Travis is passionate about protecting our water resources, both for human use and natural habitat. He enjoys spending time outside in various capacities, one of which is golfing. He has a goal of pursuing the intersection of his interests and developing more sustainable management plans for golf course properties.

Shelby was led into the restoration field by the idea of leaving the world a better place than when you found it. Her greatest strengths as a leader are communicating effectively and asking the right questions. She enjoys working outdoors in nature with individuals who share the same passion for restoration and dreams of starting a dog sanctuary or hobby farm in the future.

Terry became absorbed in Minnesota’s natural resources and splendors after moving here from New York City, so much so that he returned to school for forest ecology. He strives to constantly advance his botanical expertise and takes pride in his native urban garden where he has introduced more than 200 species. Terry’s passion is integrating humankind into the surrounding environment instead of living separate from it. One way he likes to do this for himself is through hiking, backpacking, and roaming landscapes to just enjoy the beauty Mother Nature has to offer.

Growing up and learning to love the outdoors from a young age has taught Mikkel to appreciate ecosystems and their services. Studying the impact that humans have on ecosystems across the globe has motivated him to restore the region’s native landscapes.

A future goal of Mikkel’s is to restore native landscapes and maintain healthy ecosystems in order for them to provide ecosystem services for future generations.

In his free time, Luke is outside fishing, hunting, foraging, canoeing, hiking and skiing.

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