John Benjamin

Teacher-Naturalist

John Benjamin sits on a fallen tree in the forest. (photo © Ben Conant)John grew up in Boulder, CO, where he spent his childhood exploring the outdoors in pursuit of all things crawling, and later earned a B.A. in Biology at the University of Colorado. He has since worked as an education program specialist at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, an environmental educator with Nature’s Classroom, a science teacher at the Chicken Coop School in Athol, MA, and a biology student-teacher at Fall Mountain Regional High School in Langdon, NH.

John graduated from Antioch University New England with an M.S. in Environmental Studies and a New Hampshire Life Sciences Teaching Certification. In his free time, he enjoys exploring the woods of New England, trail running, taking photos, and playing the mandolin.