Alex Webb (she/her)

About Alex's Community Action Project (CAP)

Alex’s Community Action Project will include a school-based stewardship program that empowers students to adopt and monitor sections of their local watershed. This project will introduce students to the critical role watersheds play in sustaining ecosystems and community health, while providing them with tools to become informed environmental stewards and advocates. This project will address several community needs, including introducing place-based environmental education in schools, developing watershed literacy, and building climate awareness and resilience at the community level.

About Alex

Alex is from Western Massachusetts, where her family’s love for the outdoors sparked her passion for nature. She has a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Juniata College, and an M.Ed. in Environmental Education from Slippery Rock University. Alex has previously worked at the Maria Mitchell Association, Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, Frost Valley YMCA, the Trustees, and Academy of Notre Dame. She also serves on the board of the Massachusetts Environmental Education Society and is currently a Watershed Ranger for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

More About Me

What is your favorite memory of being in nature? 
My favorite memory of being in nature is attending a Mass Audubon camp with my friend. We spent our days exploring the woods, discovering wildlife, and learning about the natural world — an experience that inspired me to become a lifelong learner of the environment and continues to shape the work I do today.

What (or who) keeps you hopeful for the future?
My community keeps me hopeful for the future. The support and inspiration I get from my friends, family, and coworkers reminds me every day that positive change is possible and worth working for.

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? 
When I was a kid, I wanted to be an artist when I grew up.