The Season Went By So Fast: Saying Thank You & Farewell to our 2024 Summer Interns

If you spent time exploring South Hero’s trails, parks, and gardens recently, you may have run into our two incredible interns, Parker Rouse and Naomi Cocker. Students in the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School, Parker and Naomi brought knowledge, energy, and a great sense of humor to our community this summer, and we miss them already!

As they head into another school year, we wanted to say thank you for all they accomplished during their time with us.

They were out and about every day caring for our trails, maintaining the South Hero Community Gleaning Garden and Folsom Learning Garden, co-leading our summer camp programs, undertaking the first phase of an accessibility audit of our outdoor spaces, and more.

Parker brought such pride and love to his work growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs in our gardens.

Naomi is an expert chainsaw wielder, clearing fallen trees and making sure that our trails were open and safe.

They both built strong relationships with the students in our school and summer camp programs and really made an impact on their lives. We hope they will always feel at home in South Hero and can’t wait to see what they do next!

If you’d like to send your thanks or well wishes to Parker and Naomi, please email guy@shlt.org