Carleigh Pope
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Carleigh Pope is the junior conservation ecologist at the rare Charitable Research Reserve. She is a graduate of the University of Waterloo from Honours Environment and Resource Studies where she developed a passion for restoration ecology. While at Waterloo Carleigh pursued her interests in plant ecology, sustainable agriculture and invasive species, and completed a senior honours thesis focused on restoration of agricultural fields to naturalized meadow habitats.
Carleigh loves spending time exploring the outdoors and learning more about the natural world.