Data Systems & Communications Manager
Celeste joined the staff of MNHO in 2013 as a database designer. In addition to designing relational databases, Celeste is responsible for MNHO’s membership program, graphic design, website development, fundraising, and is the managing editor MNHO’s Observer field journal.
Areas of Expertise
Science communication, graphic design, database design and implementation, web design, fundraising, and member coordinator.
Celeste Mittelhauser’s Projects for MNHO
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10/26/25: Two Domes Diverged by A Stream Channel, part 1
This episode features part one of an essay by environmental scientist Laura Hatmaker, exploring Balch Head Heath, a rare Coastal Plateau Bog in Lubec, Maine. Laura describes the contrasting northern and southern domes of the peatland, the habitat of the rare Crowberry Blue butterfly, and the questions conservationists face when deciding whether to intervene in natural processes.
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11/2/25: Two Domes Diverged by A Stream Channel, part 2
This episode continues Laura Hatmaker’s reflections on Balch Head Heath and the dilemmas of conservation management. She considers the uncertainties of bog succession, the challenges of climate change and incomplete historical records, and the importance of long-term monitoring. Laura shares her work establishing protocols for future surveys, ensuring that data will guide conservation decisions for years to come.
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2/15/26: Observations at a Dug Pond
In this episode, Celeste reads an essay by Janet Galle reflecting on decades of close observation at a small dug pond, from frogs and aquatic insects to the arrival of leeches. Through a memorable encounter with a determined leech, the piece explores resilience, instinct, and the shifting balance of a backyard food web.
