Miriam Nelson

Hometown: Blue Hill, ME

Grade: Senior

Major: Environmental Studies and Political Science 

Writing Specialties: Thesis statements, word choice, scientific writing

Describe a valuable writing experience you've had: For an internship with a Land Trust, I saw the importance of using concise writing to increase communication by summarizing Conservation Easements. In this project, I had to sift through legal jargon to condense lengthy documents into a one-page readable form. 

Fun Fact: I have c0mpleted four summers of building hiking trails in Maine!