Dan Comerford is the Forestry Supervisor at Three Rivers Park District and has been with Three Rivers since 2012. Born and raised outside of Boston, he received degrees in forest management from the Universities of Massachusetts and Vermont. Dan’s career has taken him from a New England sawmill to the forests of northern Idaho to the tops of trees in Minneapolis. At Three Rivers his focus includes planning reforestation plantings, overseeing the tree pruning program, and managing forest insect and disease outbreaks. Dan lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two daughters.

Annabella Lau has worked as a barista at Silverwood Park in Three Rivers Park District for over two years. When she is not in café, she may be renting out watercrafts, hosting a concert or getting her hands dirty in the garden beds at Silverwood. She takes pride in the district’s zero-waste policy and helps create delicious and environmentally-savvy drinks. In her free time she enjoys arts like painting, photography, sewing and other crafts, doing yoga, hanging out with her dogs, and studying life sciences at the University of Minnesota. You may also find her expressing her love for the environment while hiking, camping, or kayaking through the country.

Angela graduated from Minnesota State University—Mankato with degrees in ecology and geography. She has a passion for being outdoors and ensuring conservation of the natural heritage of our lands. As a wildlife biologist at Three Rivers Park District, she enjoys working on a wide range of projects from restoring prairies to pollinator surveys. Outside of work she can be found in the garden where she is in the good company of wonder dog, Sid, and two rented chickens, Cersi Henister and Princess Leialot.