VITAL COMMUNITIES
Quests Outside of the Upper Valley
Valley Quest currently maintains Quests that are within Vital Communities’ Upper Valley service area. As a volunteer-driven program, we only coordinate volunteer box monitors for Quests located within our area.
We do not maintain our older Quests that are located outside of the Upper Valley. We still have clues for these Quests, provided below; however, we do not monitor these Quest boxes or update the clues.
Other programs with Quests in New England:
| St. Johnsbury History & Heritage Center | St. Johnsbury | VT |
| Lakes Region Conservation Trust | Center Harbor | NH |
| MassAudubon | Lincoln | MA |
| Trustees of Reservations | (Statewide) | MA |
Other Quest programs inspired by Valley Quest:
| Kentucky Quests | Kentucky | US |
| North Coast Quests | California | US |
| San Francisco Watershed Quest | California | US |
| Oregon Coast Quests | Oregon | US |
| Park Quest | Maryland | US |
| Georges River Land Trust | Maryland | US |
| Trout Circle Association | Hungary |
Staff
Sara Cottingham
Valley Quest Coordinator
Valley Quest
Valley Quest
— Sara Cottingham, Valley Quest Coordinator
Sara holds a BA in Geography and an MS in Community & Regional Planning, both from the University of Texas at Austin. A watershed planner by trade, Sara’s inner compass is guided by a passion for rural and mountainous places. After brief stints working for state and federal agencies, Sara spent the last four years cleaning up rivers in West Virginia. Her favorite pastimes include looking at maps, making art, exploring woods and rivers, and playing old-time fiddle and banjo for contra dances. Sara also maintains a private practice as an independent grant writer for nonprofits.