Meet Haden Miller

Intern: Appalachian State University

Haden Miller was born in Boone, NC, home of the Appalachian State Mountaineers. Since birth, he has been enamored with the outdoors and all of the opportunities it provides. As a child, Haden and his family would frequent the outdoors.  He could be found fishing on the Watagua River or building forts with his siblings and cousins. Growing up in the High Country, as Haden recalls, is a great place to raise an outdoorsman.

Currently attending Appalachian State University, Haden is completing his Bachelor of Science in Biology with a triple E concentration (Ecological, Evolutionary, and Environmental) and a minor in Sustainable Development. During his time at App State, Haden took a summer semester in Costa Rica studying tropical forest ecology as well as sustainable development in the tropics. He also studied elasmobranch populations in the Gulf of Mexico for a summer. These trips, along with some of the amazing professors in the Appstate Biology and SD departments, have furthered his love and connection to the natural world and eventually led him to pursue a career in the biological sciences.

As an intern at the New River Conservancy, Haden can be found planting Silky Willow livestakes alongside a river or organizing plates of cookies for a holiday party. He has loved meeting all of the awesome people who help out with NRC projects, as well as all of the volunteers.  He looks forward to continuing to help keep the New River as beautiful as possible, as well as furthering connections to both the people and land they live on.