Olivia was born and raised in a small town in Upstate New York, where she grew fond of lush forests and rounded mountaintops. Her research adventures at Hamilton College took

Maddie is an environmental writer with a particular interest in the history of human relationships with water. They recently became the second known person to circumnavigate Great Salt Lake and

Jameson is a science educator with a passion for investigating the ways that humans interact with the land, with technology, and with one another. Born and raised in Montana, he

Heather took her first backpacking trip during high school, spending eight days engulfed in Canyonlands National Park. Having grown up in the flat plains of Minnesota, the deep curves of

Ash joined the WRFI team in 2023 as a field instructor, and transitioned to the Enrollment and Field Operations Coordinator in 2025. Ash was born in Havre, MT and has

Before Zac knew any better, he had the wild idea of becoming an engineer. His thought was to play a part in the renewable energy revolution, though soon realized the

Kerri Rosenstein is an interdisciplinary visual artist and collaborates with diverse communities as an educator, facilitator, and creative director. She teaches in academic and alternative education programs – including Pacific

Nicky Phear has long been dedicated to WRFI and to the power of experiential education to transform lives. Leading with social intelligence and the future in mind, Nicky has guided

Molly is an applied ecologist and enthusiastic wanderer of wild spaces. She identifies strongly with her current home’s landscape in Western Montana along with the brilliant southwest desert of Northern

With their roots in the floodplains of the Sacramento River Valley, Cob is a human being with a passion for listening to the stories of landscapes and communities as told