Steve Young and Laura Lehtonen

Steve Young, a botanical consultant at his company Botany Visible, previously worked at the National Herbarium, Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, and the New York State Natural Heritage Program. Laura Lehtonen is an educator and botanist who has worked at the National Herbarium, Environmental Education Centers in Florida and Texas, and the Capital Region BOCES. She currently collects and grows native seeds.