eliza beckwith

lead marine debris technician i

Hometown: Littleton, Colorado

Current Residence: Mānoa, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi

Born and raised in Colorado, Eliza's earliest memories were of camping with her family throughout the Rockies. Her parents instilled early on not only a love for the great outdoors, but a deep respect for it. Whether it was a campsite or their neighborhood block, they always left a place better than they found it, especially when no one was watching. She feels incredibly grateful to them for providing the foundation for her career in conservation. Along with completing her degree in marine biology at UH Mānoa, she's backpacked across Asia, trained as a wilderness EMT in the backcountry of Wyoming, sailed the Pacific, learned the ins and outs of net slaying, and most recently spent a summer tagging seals on Kapou. She's stoked for another field season with PMDP and is incredibly grateful to spend more time getting to know and learn in Papahānaumokuākea.