South Hero

Program coordinators act as the core organizer of their local VMN program. They maintain contact with VMN participants and help organize volunteer projects.  They attend field trainings for free and also receive a stipend for the year.

Guy Maguire is the program coordinator for South Hero. Guy grew up in the Pacific Northwest, where as a kid he fell in love with the outdoor world through hiking and exploring the little patch of rainforest behind his backyard. He studied restoration ecology at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA, which inspired him to follow a career in conservation. Guy followed college working as a wetland biologist, then for Capitol Land Trust in Olympia, before deciding to leave his “normal” life behind and go live and work on a farm in the mountains of Oregon. Guy met his wife Danielle, a Vermont native, in Olympia in 2013, and has been lucky to be with her through all their adventures.  Danielle and Guy moved to Vermont in 2017, and Guy fell in love with the character and diversity of the natural world in Vermont, every day finding something new that surprises and intrigues him. Guy is the Programs Director for South Hero Land Trust (SHLT) and is thrilled to be part of the team coordinating the local Master Naturalist program, as well as taking part as a participant!

The SHLT staff and board are excited to be partnering with the Vermont Master Naturalist Program. South Hero has unique geologic and biologic elements that create a fascinating mix of important natural areas as well as productive farmland that the group will study in depth. SHLT is a non-profit organization with the mission of protecting the farmland, woodland, natural and recreational areas, and open spaces which help give South Hero its distinctive quality of life.