Amelia Fitch is a JSEP fellow and Ph.D. candidate in the Hicks Pries Lab in Dartmouth's Ecology, Evolution, Ecosystems, and Society program since September 2018. She earned a BS, at the University of Oregon, where she studied tidal wetlands, and MS at the University of Cambridge studying boreal lake sediments. She grew up in Oregon in a town at the mouth of the Columbia river, and between school years at UO she worked as a park ranger at Lewis and Clark NP where she first became interested in soil while working on wetland restoration projects. Her current work is about how soil microbes (and specifically these really cool fungi called mycorrhizae) affect decomposition and nutrient cycling in northeastern forests. Her dog Waldo helps with field work at Moose Mountain, NH, or Corinth, VT. She also loves mountain biking, skate skiing, gardening and swimming in rivers. When not outside, Amelia likes to bake all things sourdough and tackle home improvement projects.