Environmental Communications Specialist Brett Peto has worked for the Lake County Forest Preserves since 2017. A graduate of Elmhurst University in 2015, he uses many communications tools—writing, graphic design, photography, public speaking and more—all in the service of educating and connecting the public to nature.
Brett is a feature writer for
Horizons, the Forest Preserves’ award-winning quarterly magazine. He also writes and hosts
Words of the Woods, the agency’s podcast.