Ray Derman
Ray Derman is a Freshman at Camden Catholic High School located in Cherry Hill New Jersey. Ray attended PA Drummes in 2015 as a student. More about Ray in his words…I like to run Cross Country and Track and my hobbies including hunting, fishing and enjoying the outdoors. Recently I have been working on three of my outreach project making flies out of grouse feathers, managing my… Read More
Hannah Krause
Hannah Krause is a Junior at Conrad Weiser High School in Berks County and has a true a passion for conservation. Hannah attended PA Bucktails in 2014 and came back to serve as an Assistant Team Leader at PA Drummers in 2015. More about Hannah in her words…I’ve participated with the PA Game Commission assisting to duck, goose, song bird, and barn owl band;… Read More
Freya Bairdsen
Freya Bairdsen is from Westmoreland County and attended both the PA Bucktails and PA Ursids field schools this summer. She is a 10th grade homeschooler. More about Freya in her words…I grew up spending my time around forests, streams and swamps and the issues of biodiversity and habitat preservation feel very real to me. Natural history and science have always fascinated me. Being homeschooled… Read More
Jackie Rosenberger
Jackie is a sophomore at Shippensburg University of PA pursuing a degree in Ecology and Environmental Biology with a GIS minor. Jackie first attended the PA Bucktails field school as a student in 2009 and has been active with the program ever since attending the Pennsylvania Drummers field school, serving as an Assistant Team Leader, and being a part of the Academy Support Team… Read More
Makayla Whaling
Makayla is a junior at DuBois Area High School and attended the PA Buckails field school this past summer. More about Makayla in her words… I am a Girl Scout and a member of the Pennsylvania Wildlife Habitat Unlimited organization. Currently, I am working on completing my Gold Award. My goal is to teach others about the importance of an animal’s habitat. I also participate… Read More
Brett Ramer
Brett Ramer is currently a sophomore at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania studying Ecology, Conservation, and Environmental Biology. More about Brett in his words… I am also working on a minor in Geography. I am hoping to get an internship this upcoming summer in a national park, state park, or aiding a biologist in the field. When I’m not in the classroom, I’m hanging out… Read More
Katie Schmidt
Katie Schmidt is a senior at Penn State studying Wildlife and Fisheries Science with a minor in Forest Science. More about Katie in her words… I am the president of the Penn State student chapter of The Wildlife Society and I am also working on undergraduate research to see if there is a wild, breeding population of ring-necked pheasants in Pennsylvania by looking at isotopes… Read More
Gabriel Ramos
Gabriel Ramos is from North Eastern Pennsylvania. He is in tenth grade at North Pocono High school and is currently Historian for the Friends of Rachel club, a member of Junior Academy of Science, and the Science Olympiad team. More about Gabe in his words… I am in the process of implementing a Diversity Committee, and I am Chairperson of Advocacy and Legislation for the PTSA; I… Read More
Benjamin Hawes
Benjamin Hawes is a sophomore at Keystone College studying Environmental Resource Management, with a minor in Chemistry. Since participating in the Drummers program, 2011, he has become an Eagle Scout and Local Church Servant with the United Methodist Church. He is active both on and off campus through clubs, symphonic band, Honors Program, church, and service learning. Benjamin is planning on going for a month… Read More
Molly Diefenbach
Molly is a senior at the University of Wyoming this year and will be applying to veterinary schools next fall. An update in her words… My main interests of study are wildlife and large-animal medicine. This past summer, I worked at the USDA/APHIS National Wildlife Research Center in Fort Collins, CO on an oral rabies vaccine trial in skunks, raccoons, and coyotes. This job really helped… Read More