Dr. Sarah Bois is the Director of Research and Education for the Linda Loring Nature Foundation (LLNF) on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. As a plant ecologist, her research has focused on a myriad of conservation and biodiversity topics including non-native invasive species, native shrub phenological response to climate change, management of sandplain grasslands, and rare species conservation. In her current position, Dr. Bois manages 104 acres of conservation land which consist primarily of sandplain grasslands, coastal heathlands, and coastal shrublands. Dr. Bois is the co-Chair of the Invasive Plant Species Committee for Nantucket and an active member of the Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative, a collaboration of island conservation groups. Her position at LLNF marries her interests in research, stewardship, and education where she leverages research experiences into educational opportunities. Sarah received her PhD from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut where her research focused on invasive plant distributions in New England and efforts to prioritize species management. Her experience with grassland management started early in her career working for the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and includes a stint working in coastal wet prairie systems on the west coast of Washington and Oregon.