Hi, I’m Todd Miller.

My calling is sharing my enthusiasm, curiosity, and knowledge of nature with others!  Catalyzing connections and making people smile are among my greatest accomplishments! 

My career as a naturalist began with my bachelor’s degree in environmental and forest biology from the State University of New York  College of Environmental Science & Forestry at Syracuse.  Upon graduating, I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Amazonian region of Ecuador, where I conducted environmental education with Ecuador’s National Park Service.

Some years later, I received a master’s degree in forest ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (my thesis on old-growth forest vegetation was published in the journal Ecological Monographs).  I’ve also published on environmental education, birds, and insects in Ecological Restoration, Science and Children, and in the proceedings of national environmental conferences.

From 2008-2015, I was an award-winning interpretive park ranger at Acadia National Park in Maine.  I’ve also worked as a park ranger in Manhattan (where I saw flying squirrels, and wrote a Bird Guide to Queens, NY), as a naturalist with New York, Wisconsin, and Missouri State Parks, as a conservation biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and as a nature counselor. 

In addition, I am a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and songleader known widely for my rousing performances of environmental classics including Happy Earthday To You, Turtles R. Good (a takeoff of Johnny B. Good), Ducks Are Your Friends (à la You've Got A Friend), and You Ain't Nothing But A Groundhog (take a guess)!

Now that I've made my home in Maine once again, I love nothing better than sharing some of my favorite places with visitors and locals alike. Though I am a nature nerd at heart, my primary goal is not so much to share facts as it is to facilitate a wonderful experience in nature.