Almanack Contributor Chris Maron

Chris Maron is the executive director of Champlain Area Trails (CATS) where since its start in 2009, he has worked with volunteers and staff to create and maintain 45 miles of trails, promote hiking, skiing, and tourism in the Champlain Valley, increase outdoor education, and conserve six properties totaling almost 700 acres. Before starting CATS, he worked for twenty-five years with the Nature Conservancy—the first seventeen in Indiana and then in the Adirondacks as the Champlain Valley Program Director. He holds a Bachelors degree from DePauw University and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from Indiana University. Chris lives in Westport with his wife and 18-year old son.