Paige Thurston grew up on Vancouver Island on the Traditional Territory of the K’ómoks First Nation and moved to the West Kootenays in 2015. Paige recently completed a Master of Natural Resources through the University of Idaho with a focus on Restoration Ecology and Habitat Management and is currently an Articling Agrologist with the British Columbia Institute of Agrologists. She enjoys collaborating with community partners to develop and implement projects that pair scientific information with community knowledge and values. Paige looks forward to expanding the Restoration Program at Living Lakes.