Leslie Kane
Leslie Kane is the Director at the Audubon Center at Bent of the River, oversees the education, public policy and conservation programs at the 700-acre nature center and sanctuary. In addition, Leslie is the Team Leader for Audubon Connecticut’s Shrub and Grassland initiative.
Leslie currently serves as a Deputy Tree Warden for the Town of Southbury, is President of the Southbury Business Association and is on the Board of Directors of the Southbury Land Trust. Leslie previously worked as Environmental Planner for the Town of Guilford, CT working with many town commissions, acting as Tree Warden and as the administrator of the town’s Geographic Information Systems. Leslie has also worked for UCONN Cooperative Extension and The Nature Conservancy.
Leslie has a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and bachelor’s degrees in Anthropology and Geography from Mount Holyoke College.