Member Bios

Emily went to the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. She enjoys being outside and also creating art inspired by nature. I am here because I am very interested in conservation, the natural world, and would like to find a career related to my many fields of interest.

Greetings. My name is Molly, and I am an Indiana native who has an affinity for Arizona deserts and SCA crews. This is my second season with the SCA Native Plant Corps. I studied Ecology at Purdue University and hope to continue to learn about people and their relationship with our surrounding flora.

I'm a 24 y/o native of the San Francisco Bay Area and a Type 1 (insulin dependent/juvenile) diabetic. This is my first internship with SCA and first time visiting Idaho. I'm a student at Northern Arizona University, studying Public Agency Services. I'm actively involved in the diabetic community, love travelling, seeing new places & taking adventures.

Jackie began her service as an AmeriCorps member in the Adirondacks back in 1999. Since that time she has taken on a variety of positions with SCA varying from intern, to recruiter, to temporary cook, to crew leader, to most recently Education and Service Learning Manager with SCA's Mass Parks AmeriCorps. During that time she also spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala, went to graduate school with the Audubon Expedition Institute, and was the first recipient of the Spirit of SCA alumni award. She is glad to once again be working for SCA and is happy revisiting her western roots.

Hey, I'm Zachary "Old Man Z-Dizzle" McBride

I’ve been doing restoration in the deserts for about a year now and I’m coming back for more. The longer I spend watching the sun rise over mountains and hearing coyotes dance at night the harder it is for me to spend any time under fluorescent lighting or listening to passing traffic. The desert, as it has with many people, has let me rediscover myself to a point where I identify with it more than most of society. Then again, it is hard not to do that when you talk about food politics all day and read Edward Abbey all night… I enjoy challenging social conventions, fostering alternative communities and allowing people to educate themselves and each other in the ways of true living. I also enjoy camping, hiking, car maintenance and repair, fly-fishing, digging holes, making incursions disappear, and cooking. I dislike things that distract you from love, friends, and following your heart. Oh, and I also dislike climbing. I’ve tried it a few times and have decided its not for me.
I’m ready for a great summer in the High-Schells with my crew, where we can save some wilderness and have a little bit of fun while doing it.

Shoot me an email if you have any questions or just want to chat. I'm free any time I'm not in the backcountry.