Chandra is an Alaska-born writer, Grand Canyon river guide, and educator. She has worked within the realm of river conservation, celebration, and communication since her 2010...
While Ashley calls Durango her home, your best bet in finding her these days is to listen for her classic “yeeooop” call as she summons a...
Eva’s chief ambitions are to save the planet and to fix all social injustices, but in the meantime she teaches and guides on the Colorado Plateau....
Natalie grew up in Michigan and found her way west on a trail crew in Rocky Mountain National Park. After that first summer, she was hooked...
Steve Edwards grew up bouncing among the high plains of Wyoming, Montana’s Yellowstone country, Utah’s sandstone, and the volcanoes of central Oregon. He attributes his bad...
Stephanie grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of rural Western North Carolina where she spent much of her time exploring the French Broad River and surrounding...
Erika researches ecology and soil biogeochemistry as a PhD candidate at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Her current project focuses on improving soil fertility and sustaining agroecosystems...
Matt Frank first arrived in Montana a dozen years ago by bicycle, and upon moving here he became an environmental journalist. Now, in instructing WRFI’s Cycle the...
Kitty Galloway grew up on island in the Salish Sea and spent her younger years exploring the rivers, forests and mountains of the Pacific Northwest. She...
Margot has been teaching college students in and out of the field since 2005. Born and raised in the urban wilds of New York City, she...
Ben Johnson grew up exploring Montana’s Bitterroot Valley, and has spent the last dozen years living in various other parts of the mountain West, including Colorado, Utah,...
Shalom originally hails from the volcanic islands of Indonesia. Before finding their way to glacial Montana in pursuit of a Master’s degree in Environmental Philosophy, Shalom...
Madison feels grateful to be raised in the Southwest as the land helped her to feel a sense of belonging to the earth and realize she...
Chelsea’s love and curiosity for the natural world was born of muddy hands, frog-catching, and tree climbing as a child in the snowbelt of northeast Ohio....
Nick grew up in the oak-spotted hills of northern California. Before settling in Montana he worked as a field biologist around the Northwest. In 2014, he graduated...
A passionate reader of both landscape and literature, Joe has been a writer, farmer, mechanic, bicycle fabricator, pedicab driver, guide, gardener, and teacher. After earning a...
For his Ph.D. research in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at UC Berkeley, Ryan’s focus was in Madagascar and some of the socio-political issues surrounding biodiversity conservation...
James grew up in the high desert of western Colorado, where he developed a passion for landscapes and the stories they record. College brought him to...
Peter is a conservation social scientist currently completing his Ph.D. at the University of Montana. His research interests center around the human dimensions and natural resource...
Nancy earned her Master’s of Environmental Studies degree at the University of Montana in 2012, where she focused on Environmental Writing and taught undergraduate courses exploring...
Dave graduated from Evergreen State College with a degree in Environmental Studies, and then earned his M.S. in Environmental Studies at the University of Montana. Dave...
Katie has served as WRFI’s Field Education Coordinator since 2016 – instructing in the field, training new instructors, developing curriculum, and maintaining WRFI’s gear. She earned...
Kelsey began with WRFI as a student on the Colorado Plateau back in 2007, only wishing she had discovered it sooner. Growing up in the high...
As a southwestern transplant hailing from the east coast, Daisy has served as an Ethnic Studies, Sociology, and Native American Studies educator at Northern Arizona University...
Shane grew up exploring the mountains of her native Washington State. After going to school in eastern Washington and working for a mountaineering guide service in...
Sarah has spent most of her life on the boundary of the Pacific and North American tectonic plates, where trail running, surfing, and gardening go hand...
Ya’at’eeh and greetings! Kat grew up at the base of the San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff, Arizona. When she was growing up, she had minimal interest...
Mason Voehl comes from old Minnesota stock. When he met his wife Sarah while studying philosophy at Augustana University, he fell in love twice: once with...
Kirstin is passionate about diverse landscapes, from desert soil to old growth forests. She originally learned to love the outdoors in the foothills of the Appalachians....
Mel initially joined WRFI as an instructor and now serves as the organization’s Outreach Manager. She grew up on the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i with perpetually...