Natalie Marioni has been a Penn State Extension educator since 2019. In November 2023, she accepted the role of Master Watershed Steward Coordinator in Cumberland, Franklin, and Adams counties and is also the newly appointed Clean Water Cumberland Coordinator. Natalie has worked in natural resources for over 20 years, first as a wildlife biologist and, more recently, as an educator focused on helping communities understand best practices for healthy watersheds. Her areas of expertise include field biology, ecology and watershed health, and project development and coordination. Additionally, she’s working to incorporate more community science projects that allow volunteers to collect data on watershed health and climate change. She has an MS in Biology, specializing in wildlife conservation, from the University of Nevada, Reno, and is a Local Phenology Leader through the USA National Phenology Network.