Cole Hendrickson is a Master’s Plan A student who joined the Carlson Lab in January 2018. Cole attended Oregon State University and received a B.S. in Fisheries Biology and a minor in Natural Resources, Environmental Law, and Policy, specializing in Fisheries Ecology, Environmental Law, and Conservation. After five seasons with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Cole joined the Peace Corps where he served as a Coastal Resource Volunteer in the Philippines. Cole is broadly interested in environmental policy, economics, and society. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Cole is very active in the outdoors with hobbies including skiing, rock climbing, surfing, hiking and fly fishing.