New TerraCorps Members to Serve at Audubon Autumn Jencks

Jessy Minker

Originally from the Hudson Valley, Jessy came to Rhode Island in 2017 to study Geology-Biology at Brown University. Since graduating, she has worked managing farmers markets in RI and coordinating horseshoe crab research on Cape Cod. Jessy is passionate about citizen science, wildlife conservation, and habitat restoration. Her projects will include citizen science initiatives to monitor both Eastern Bluebirds and native pollinators. Jessy is excited to continue growing her career with Audubon.

Autumn Jenckes

Autumn (yes, like the season) is a recent graduate of Colby College in Maine, returning back to her home state of Rhode Island to work towards making land and wildlife conservation more approachable to the public. Autumn will utilize her Spanish language skills, knowledge of biological systems, and artistic background to create free programming with the help of the Rhode Island Community Libraries. Her projects include free monthly scientific illustration workshops, birdhouse construction workshops to benefit Rhode Island's public parks and community gardens and the construction of an urban ecology exhibit.