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Karen spent summer vacations with family in rural Virginia, where she spent a lot of time picking vegetables, playing in a hayloft and playing with kittens. She attended Frostburg State (BA Art) and the Univ. of Baltimore (MS Business), worked in public relations and marketing and managed an incubator for start-up biotech companies. She raised a son, while selling functional stoneware. Before moving to Frederick County, she lived on 16 wooded acres in Harford County, where she learned to identify the call of the Wood Thrush, the sound of passing deer and the names of plants such as Joe Pye Weed and Mayapple. She currently serves on the Frederick County Nature Council. Read Full