Erin Reed Miller grew up in Pennsylvania before earning her BS in Wildlife Conservation and MS in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Delaware. There she researched the connection between native plant species and insect communities in the lab of Dr. Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home. She has since served as an interpretive naturalist and environmental educator in Delaware, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Erin has been at Audubon since 2011, as an Educator, Education Manager, and now Urban Conservation Coordinator, where she works with partners and communities to thoughtfully increase bird-friendly habitat while meeting those communities’ varied goals. In 2016, Erin was named the Tamar Chotzen Audubon Educator of the Year.