Nature's Storytellers

Jenny Kamm, Derek Gronlund, and Jennifer Rydzewski are environmental interpreters for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Kamm earned a B.S. in environmental health from Illinois State University, where she was also president of the Student Action Coalition and Beekeeping Club. Gronlund has a B.S. and M.S. in animal sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as well as an M.S.Ed. in curriculum and instruction with a focus on environmental and interpretive education from Northern Illinois University. Rydzewski earned a B.S. in animal sciences and M.S. in natural resources and environmental sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an M.A. in zoology with a focus on community-based conservation and experiential learning from Miami University.