Nancy Moore

May 7, 2018
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 the nexus among community,

Mel Buzzard

May 7, 2018
Mel initially joined WRFI as a field instructor in 2017 and served as the organization’s Outreach Manager from 2019-2022. She grew up on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi with perpetually

Matt Frank

May 7, 2018
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 Rockies course, he’s back

Katie Nelson

May 7, 2018
Katie has worked for WRFI in various capacities since 2013 – instructing in the field, training new instructors, developing curriculum, maintaining WRFI’s gear, and reaching out to prospective students. Before

John Stanfield

May 7, 2018
John moved to Montana to attend the University of Montana’s MA program in Environmental Ethics after earning his BA in Philosophy from Penn State. At UM, he became interested in

James Mauch

May 7, 2018
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 the Greater Yellowstone where

Eva Christ

May 7, 2018
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. Eva is a Scandinavian-

Erika Foster

May 7, 2018
Erika grew up in the Pacific Northwest and fell in love with Montana during her undergraduate field conservation courses. During one class near Glacier National Park she learned about different

Dave Morris

May 7, 2018
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 has instructed and guided

Daisy Purdy

May 7, 2018
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 since 2008. Daisy is