Sound Habitat: Monica Van der Vieren
/Monica pictured with SCD Engineering and Agriculture Department Manager Summer Daugherty
“Monica is an inspiration and has an infectious connection to the natural world around her. Working with Monica gives me the energy to continue to do the work I do. She has truly been a collaborator that has given me more than I have been able to afford her.”
Monica is a leader in her community and has been a key advocate in advancing the Agriculture Resilience work for Swan's Trail Slough. She is an amazing story teller, has a knowledge of native plants, birds, and insects that is enviable and is able to communicate that knowledge to others in inspiring ways. She is an amazing photographer and has created some wonderful storyboards.
Monica has collaborated with our district in numerous ways— leading tours on her property, volunteering her time to present on topics for Brightwater's Sustainable Yard Care series. Additionally, Monica has freely opened up her property to our habitat team to come out and take cuttings of many native species for restoration in other areas of the county. She donates willow, cottonwood, ninebark, and many other species.
