StreamWatch Schools

Jeff joined the Watershed Institute in 1984, beginning his tenure here at the Watershed Nature Camp. He provides vision and direction to the Watershed Environmental Education program, working with a talented team of educators to promote a deeper understanding of science and our environment through direct engagement.  Much of his work is flavored with a deep love of the natural world. Prior to this Jeff worked at the Nature Center at Washington Crossing State Park and the Point Reyes Bird Observatory in California. Jeff earned a BS in Natural Resource Management – Wildlife Science from Cook College, Rutgers University. Jeff has earned numerous distinctions for environmental leadership including the Patricia F. Kane Lifetime Achievement Award for Environmental Education for the Alliance for Environmental Education, the Elizabeth Abernathy Hull Award from the Garden Club of America, and the National Medal of Conservation from the Daughters of the American Revolution. Jeff has had a lifelong love affair with nature and has a special fondess for aquatic habitats, the noctural world, National Parks, and sharing the joy of nature. He is an internationally published haiku poet. His first book, scent of juniper was published 2023. 

Davis joined The Watershed Institute in 2023, where he is one of the education interns for the year.  Prior to that, he studied marine science and sustainability studies at Stony Brook University, where he developed his love for the environment both on land and in the sea. Davis is passionate about empowering young people to fight for social changes they want to see and helping them get the tools and knowledge they need to do so. When not at the Watershed, Davis can be found hiking, reading, writing, coloring, and researching different kinds of sharks. 

Elizabeth Hinckley rejoined The Watershed Institute in 2023, thrilled to return after working here in the 2000’s in an administrative role.  She now serves as a Watershed Educator.  Prior to that, she worked at Tenafly Nature Center, where she taught a wide range of educational programs for all ages.  Elizabeth is passionate about her personal connection with nature, and loves helping others develop their own.  Elizabeth earned a bachelor’s degree in legal studies at Berkeley College, and recently spent an intensive year updating her scientific studies at Rutgers University, with a focus in meteorology and climate. When not at the Watershed, Elizabeth can be found nature journaling, birding, enjoying music and the arts, volunteering with nest boxes, and writing both novels and short stories.