One of the most respected environmental leaders in the state is retiring. For more than 30 years, Eugenia Marks was never shy about sharing her views with political leaders about the need to protect the environment. She’s the senior policy director at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, and she’s about to step down.

Rhode Island Public Radio environmental reporter Ambar Espinoza sat down with Marks at Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge in Smithfield to talk about her career.