I am an avid outdoorsman and educator, a skilled naturalist and researcher. I want to open the door for understanding of, and connection to, the natural world around us. I’ve reached many thousands of students through my work as an educator and many more through documentary films. As the narrator and host for award-winning documentaries and series, I hope to continue to share the secrets and wonder of nature through honest and engaging stories.

With a master’s degree from the University of Montana, I’m trained in education, but my experience is in both education and research. I have built and run wilderness programs, worked with students of all ages, and was the education director for a large private conservation organization for over a decade. As the co-founder of the Montana Folk School, I offer a wide range of traditional skills classes for the public.

Traditional knowledge is all about connection; to the skills, to the ancestors, to the world within. From childhood, the natural world has been my sanctuary. I hungered for a path that fostered a deep union with nature and brought a feeling of belonging in wild places. Over a lifetime of study, I have honed the skills to help you survive and thrive in the natural world around us. But I don’t push a hard survival edge with my teachings. I want you to feel connected to the skill and to the lineage that brought it to us, to come home to our collective humanity.

With my research, I have explored a passion for tracking mountain lions and for over a decade, I led a winter study that pioneered noninvasive practices to follow populations over time. This study produced the award-winning documentary, ‘Tracking Notes: The Secret World of Mountain Lions’. To be a tracker is to live in an ever-unfolding present moment moving across time and landscapes. As famed tracker Boyd Varty says, ‘We are a species that belongs within stories. We are the meaning-making animal. Tracking is a narrative that can help us reimagine why we are here.’ And so I believe in the importance of providing direct, authentic connection with the natural world through education, conservation, advocacy, and film.