CLOUD RIDGE PUBLISHING - Key Persons
In a decades-long and varied publishing career, Alice Levine has edited a wide variety of nonfiction works, educational and academic books, museum catalogs, and children's books. Prehistoric Journey: A History of Life on Earth, one of many hundreds of works she has edited, was selected for a Scientific American Young Readers Book Award. In 2012, Alice received a Hall of Fame award from the Publishers Association of the West.
As sole proprietor of Alice Levine Editorial Services, she works with publishers, writers, academics, literary agents, and service, technical, business, and professional organizations. For twenty years, she held the position of copy chief and freelance services coordinator at Westview Press. In addition to teaching copyediting and proofreading skills at the Denver Publishing Institute and through the Boulder Valley School District's Lifelong Learning Program, she conducts workshops at publishing and corporate venues. Alice delights in sharing her passion for publishing, editing, proofreading, and the serial comma as well as the joy of working with words and writers.
Ann Douden has been happily conceiving, designing, and illustrating publications since her initial venture, Colorado Cache, the community cookbook that sold over a million copies. From that auspicious beginning, she went on to head the graphics department at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, where in addition to spearheading the book publishing program, she created catalogs, invitations, press packets, buttons, stickers, magnets, posters (really big posters), DVD covers, tattoos, and more. In addition to packaging books for publishers and organizations, Ann has been instrumental in producing exhibition catalogues for the Denver Botanic Gardens, a curriculum guide for Project WET, and a bilingual photographic textile guide. Her innovative designs and contributions to the development of content have benefited nonprofits with conservation missions, including Cloud Ridge Naturalists and Cloud Ridge Publishing.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Founder
- Member of the CLOUD RIDGE STAFF & GUEST LEADERS Team
Audrey Benedict is the founder and director of Cloud Ridge Naturalists, a nonprofit natural history education organization now in its 40th year. She is a naturalist in the classic tradition, an experienced guide, a science writer and a passionate advocate for research and conservation efforts illuminating the repercussions of climate change in Arctic regions and in the global ocean. Audrey is the author of five books: The Naturalist's Guide to the Southern Rockies (2008); Valley of the Dunes: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve( 2010), with photographers Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski; The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest (2015) and Explore the Salish Sea: A Nature Guide for Kids (2018), with coauthor Joe Gaydos; and Pacific Flyway: Waterbird Migration from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, with coauthors Geoff Hammerson and Rob Butler. She splits her time between her home at nearly 9,000 feet along the Colorado Front Range and an off-grid cottage on a tiny island in Washington's San Juan Islands.
Audrey Benedict is the Founder and Director of Cloud Ridge Naturalists and the Publisher of Cloud Ridge Publishing. Her passion for geology and biology inspired a 45-year love affair with high mountains and the global ocean realm that has taken her from the Arctic to the Antarctic, as well as up and down the North and South American Cordillera. Audrey is the author of several books, including The Naturalist's Guide to the Southern Rockies: Southern Wyoming, Colorado, and Northern New Mexico and Valley of the Dunes: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, the latter a collaborative effort with photographers with photographers Wendy Shattil and the late Bob Rozinski. Her most recent book, with coauthor Joe Gaydos, is The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest, a Nautilus Gold Award-winning conservation book designed, produced and financially supported by Cloud Ridge's publishing team and private donations. Audrey serves on the Board of Directors for the SeaDoc Society. She divides her time between her Colorado mountain home near the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area and her tiny off-grid retreat on Frost Island in Washington's San Juan Islands.
Dr. Geoff Hammerson lives in Port Townsend, Washington and this California native admits that he has lost his heart to the Pacific Northwest. He recently retired after a multi-decade career as Senior Research Zoologist for NatureServe. Geoff is the lead biologist on Cloud Ridge's naturalist team and has helped guide our field discovery programs since the early 1980's. He is the author of the field guide Amphibians and Reptiles in Colorado, as well as Connecticut Wildlife. With co-author Audrey Benedict, Geoff is currently at work on a book about the Pacific Flyway, the migratory bird "highway" that extends from Arctic North America to Tierra del Fuego. He is an extraordinary observer of the natural world and is always adding new dimensions to his natural history expertise. Geoff is a great instructor and teaches field courses in biology and ecology at Wesleyan University and other institutions
Audrey Benedict is the Founder and Director of Cloud Ridge Naturalists and the Founder and Publisher of Cloud Ridge Publishing. Her training in geology and biology inspired a 44-year love affair with high mountains and the global ocean realm that has taken her from the Arctic to the Antarctic, as well as up and down the North and South American Cordillera. Audrey is the author of the definitive The Naturalist's Guide to the Southern Rockies: Southern Wyoming, Colorado, and Northern New Mexico and Valley of the Dunes: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, the latter book in collaboration with photographers Bob Rozinski and Wendy Shattil. Audrey serves on the SeaDoc Society's Board of Directors and is currently co-authoring a book on the Salish Sea with Dr. Joe Gaydos. Excited about being more actively involved in ocean conservation, Audrey now divides her time between her Colorado mountain home near the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area and her tiny off-grid retreat on Frost Island in the San Juan Islands
Audrey Benedict is the founder and Director of Cloud Ridge Naturalists. Trained as a biologist and geologist, Audrey has guided groups in the field and at sea for more than thirty years, drawing on her broad knowledge of mountain and oceanic environments in many parts of the world. She is the author, with photographers Rozinski and Shattil, of Valley of the Dunes: Great Sand Dunes National Park (2005), and The Naturalist's Guide to the Southern Rockies (2008). Audrey served as a Trustee for The Nature Conservancy (Colorado Chapter) for 10 yrs. and has worked on projects in Colorado, coastal B.C., and Ecuador.
Carlos Passera are naturalists and conservationists in the grand tradition. Their knowledge of Patagonia's natural and cultural heritage is unsurpassed. They live in Puerto Madryn, on Patagonia's Atlantic coast, and their world-renowned ecotourism company, Causana Viajes, creates and guides extraordinary natural history trips throughout Argentinian and Chilean Patagonia as well as in the Antarctic and Subantarctic. Carol Mackie is of Welsh/Scottish descent, her great great grandmother having been among the first Welsh immigrants to settle in Patagonia's Chubut Valley in the 1880s. The breadth of Carol's expertise makes her an inspiring tour leader. Her passion for all things "Patagonian" is absolutely contagious! Carlos Passera is a conservation journalist, a nature photographer, an Antarctic expedition guide and lecturer, and is the author of 3 books. Born and educated in Buenos Aires, where he met and married Carol, Carlos fell in love with Patagonia in 1979. The focus of their professional lives changed forever when he accepted the Head Ranger position at the Punta Tombo penguin colony. Raising 3 young children and living remotely among several thousand Magellanic penguins is not for the faint hearted! Over the past 20 years, Carlos and Carol have worked tirelessly at the forefront of conservation efforts in Patagonia and well beyond.
Carol Mackie de Passera is one of Argentina's foremost naturalist guides, and resides with her writer/naturalist husband, Carlos Passera, in Puerto Madryn, on Patagonia's Atlantic coast. Their ecotourism company, Causana Viajes, is involved in conservation and educational efforts throughout Patagonia. Carol is of Welsh/Scottish descent, her great great grandmother having been among the first Welsh immigrants to settle in Patagonia's Chubut Valley in the 1880's. Carol's great knowledge of Argentina's natural and cultural history makes her an inspired and inspiring tour leader. Her passion for all things "Patagonian" is contagious-her expertise unsurpassed! Causana Viajes: www.causana.com
Clyde spent the first 17 years of his career as a professional yacht captain and ocean sailboat voyager. His professional sailing took him to points between Nova Scotia, Venezula, the Galapagos and across the South Pacific twice. Clyde's career chapter of website and photography work began in 1999 while living amongst and climbing the 14,000 foot mountains of Crestone, Colorado. Since 2004 Clyde has enjoyed living and working in the natural beauty of both coasts and the mountains by spending most of his time in Washington State, Colorado and the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.
Clyde is now working with Cloud Ridge Naturalists and Cloud Ridge Publishing to expand the reach of these publications to benefit a broader, more expansive, and diverse audience in the interest of furthering the mission based on the philosophy that natural history education inspires and promotes environmental advocacy and stewardship.
Deb Tewell and Fran Enright combine their unique fiber art skills for "Weaving Andean Stories." Deb brings her passion for combining art with inspiration from nature. She's studied with master felt artists and taught others the craft, including workshops in 3-dimensional felt forms. Her portfolio includes flatwork (scarves and shawls) and dimensional felt (purses, hats, etc.), winning recognition at the Taos Wool Festival. Fran is a retired biology teacher, as well as an ardent birder, botanist, and conservationist. She's studied with master felt artists and has taught felting in Colorado and Argentina. Her portfolio includes nuno felting, felted fabric, and dimensional felt, and her work has been exhibited at the Boulder Handweaver's Guild and Weaving Southwest.
Dr. Ed Wick has studied the biology, behavioral ecology, and habitat requirements of the Colorado pikeminnow (squawfish), humpback chub, and razorback sucker for more than 35 years. As both a private research consultant and in cooperation with numerous governmental agencies, Ed has focused his research efforts on the Yampa, Green, Little Snake, White, and Colorado Rivers. He is an extraordinary field teacher-an eloquent and compelling spokesman for the conservation of the native fish of the Colorado River System.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor of Geology at the University
Dr. Emmett Evanoff is Assistant Professor of Geology at the University of Northern Colorado, and a Research Associate at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the University of Colorado Museum. His research focuses on the study of paleo-environments-the "story behind the scenery." Emmett brings to his field teaching a tremendous knowledge of regional geology and a contagious enthusiasm for the geologic events that have shaped western landscapes.
Job Titles:
- Member of the CLOUD RIDGE STAFF & GUEST LEADERS Team
- Senior Research
Dr. Geoff Hammerson is Senior Research Zoologist for NatureServe and lives in Port Townsend, WA. Geoff is the lead biologist on Cloud Ridge's naturalist team, helping design and guide our field discovery program around the world. He is the author of the definitive field guide Amphibians and Reptiles in Colorado, as well as Connecticut Wildlife. Geoff and his river colleagues are currently completing their muchanticipated book on the natural history of Colorado's Yampa River. A superb zoologist, Geoff is always adding new dimensions to his natural history expertise. He's a popular instructor wherever he goes, teaching field biology and ecology at Wesleyan University and other institutions. Geoff is best known for his remarkable talent for coaxing the most reluctant animal to share its secrets with an appreciative audience.
Job Titles:
- Chief Scientist for the SeaDoc Society
- Science Advisor
Dr. Joe Gaydos is a wildlife veterinarian and Chief Scientist for the SeaDoc Society, and lives on Orcas Island with his family. The SeaDoc Society, a science-based marine conservation program of the UC Davis Veterinary Medicine/ Wildlife Health Center, funds and conducts research and uses this information to educate people about our marine resources and to help improve management and policy decisions regarding the stewardship of those resources. Joe has focused SeaDoc's efforts on the ecosystem-level challenges facing the Salish Sea for more than a decade. He's published extensively on shared human and marine wildlife health issues for species such as harbor seals, river otters, and killer whales. Joe has also testified on the current state of marine science for numerous commissions and governmental agencies. He has an incredible knack for connecting people to the magic and vulnerability of the marine world, whether through his keynote addresses, lectures, his field teaching, or by conducting one of his infamous "virtual dives" that opens a window on the marine world never to be forgotten.
Job Titles:
- Senior Research Ecologist
Dr. Mike Scott is Senior Research Ecologist for the U.S. Geological Survey, a member of the Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University, and the Watershed Sciences Dept. at Utah State University. His research focuses on the biology and ecology of cottonwoods and other riparian tree species of the Colorado River System, and on efforts to develop a predictive understanding of how western riparian vegetation responds to human-induced changes in stream flow. Mike is an excellent field teacher, and has a marvelous talent for sharing his broad knowledge of rivers.
Job Titles:
- Chairman in Conservation Science at the University of Washington
- Science Advisor
Dr. Dee Boersma's long and distinguished career at the University of Washington began in 1974, when she joined the faculty of the Institute for Environmental Studies and Zoology. Fieldwork has always been her passion, whether it was researching Fork-tailed storm-petrels in Alaska, Magellanic penguins in Argentina, satellite-tracking the foraging behaviors of penguins in the Falkland Islands, or her 45 years of work on Galápagos penguins in the Galápagos Islands. In the early 1980's, Dee began work at Punta Tombo, in Argentinean Patagonia, where the world's largest colony of Magellanic penguins (over 200,000 pairs!) comes ashore to breed. Her research ultimately helped prevent the harvest of these penguins for high fashion golf gloves, shifted established oil tanker lanes farther offshore to prevent penguins from swimming through petroleum, and informed legislation for Marine Protected areas in the Province of Chubut. As Dee readily admits, she loves her work in penguin colonies because they are noisy, bustling with activity, and usually far from the nearest city! She has received research funding from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Global Penguin Society, a Heinz Award, Pew and Kellogg fellowships, and a loyal following of donors. Her publications include many peer-reviewed scientific papers and two landmark books, "Invasive Species of the Pacific Northwest" and "Penguins: Natural History and Conservation." As Director of the Center for Ecosystem Sentinels and holder of the Wadsworth Endowed Chair in Conservation Science, Dee continues her efforts to ensure that natural history and conservation strategies inform science and policy.
Dr. P. Dee Boersma holds the Wadsworth Endowed Chair in Conservation Science at the University of Washington. She is one of the world's foremost authorities on penguins, and especially on penguins as indicators of ocean ecosystem health. As Founder and Director of UW's Penguin Project, Dee and her colleagues have spent nearly 30 years studying Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo, Argentina. Dee's research has been widely published, and she has lectured around the world. She was recently honored with the Heinz Award for her research and commitment to conservation education. Dee is unsurpassed as a field teacher!
Dr. Rob Butler has studied, illustrated and written about birds in the Americas as a Canadian government scientist, professor, and naturalist for more than fifty years. His specialty is ornithology and he is recognized as an authority on the ecology of shorebirds and herons. Rob is coordinator of the British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas and has authored many scholarly articles and several books, including The Great Blue Heron and The Jade Coast: The Ecology of the North Pacific Ocean, and is a coauthor of Pacific Flyway: Waterbird Migration from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego (2020). He is an adjunct professor of biological sciences at Simon Fraser University, a Fellow of the American Ornithologists Society, The Explorer's Club, the Royal Canadian Geographic Society, and a Signature Member of the Artists for Conservation. Rob has received several awards for conservation and community outreach. In 2018, he chaired the Vancouver International Bird Festival, which was held in conjunction with the International Ornithological Congress.
Dr. Steve Cassells is one of Colorado's foremost archaeologists, the author of The Archaeology of Colorado, and recipient of the prestigious C.T. Hurst Award from the Colorado Archaeological Society. He is currently Professor of Anthropology at Laramie County Community College. Steve is a superb teacher who enjoys sharing his knowledge of human prehistory-especially when it involves running a river.
Job Titles:
- Science Advisor
- Senior Scientist With the U.S. NOAA Fisheries Office of Science
Dr. Moore has been awarded the International Arctic Science Award for 2020 in recognition of her outstanding achievement in understanding marine mammals as ecosystem sentinels and how climate change is influencing the phenology of both Arctic and sub-Arctic species.
Dr. Sue Moore is a senior scientist with the U.S. NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology and an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington, in Biology and the School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences. She has 40 years of research experience focused on the ecology, bioacoustics, and natural history of whales and dolphins, with most of her work directed toward cetaceans in the Pacific Arctic region. Sue received a BA in Biology from the University of California, San Diego, a MS in Biology from San Diego State University, and a PhD in Biological Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, with a dissertation entitled Cetacean Habitats in the Alaskan Arctic. Sue has served the Director of the NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory, as Chair of the Environmental Concerns Working Group of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Scientific Committee and currently serves on various science advisory panels including the U. S. Marine Mammal Commission (MMC). Her work with the IWC and the MMC has included evaluation of the influence of oceanographic variability on humpback and right whales in the South Atlantic, especially waters offshore South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula.
Job Titles:
- Professor of Biology, Emeritus
Dr. Yan Linhart is Professor of Biology, Emeritus at the University of Colorado. His research and teaching focus on the ecology and evolution of plants, the genetics, ecology, and biogeography of forest trees, and the interactions between plants, their pollinators and parasites. To answer these questions, Yan has conducted field research in North America, Central America, and Europe. He is also a passionate advocate of the need to incorporate evolutionary thinking in conservation biology and ecosystem restoration. Yan is an exceptional teacher and is known for his ability to convey the magic of evolutionary biology.
Job Titles:
- Creative Writer, Illustrator
- Education Advisor
- Writer, Illustrator
Jennifer Hahn is a creative writer, illustrator, welder, research scientist and adventurer. Currently, she works as an adjunct professor at Western Washington University's (WWU's) Fairhaven College, and recently earned an MA degree in Environmental Studies (2020) from WWU for her research on Seaweed Benefits and Risks. As an undergraduate, she studied under Pulitzer-prize author Annie Dillard and worked in New York City as an editorial intern at Audubon magazine. She's written two books: Spirited Waters: Soloing South Through the Inside Passage (Mountaineers Press, 2009) which won an award for adventure narrative writing and Pacific Feast: A Cook's Guide to West Coast Foraging (Skipstone, 2010). Jenny continues to divide her time between teaching, writing and working as a kayak guide and naturalist in Southeast Alaska, Washington, British Columbia, Baja Mexico, and the Galapagos Islands. At long last, Jennifer will soon be clearing the cobwebs from her writing room to take up her long-awaited third book!
Jennifer Hahn, a naturalist, writer, illustrator, teacher, wild harvester, and coastal traveler, has 30 years of wilderness travel experience, including guiding natural history trips by sea kayak in the San Juan Islands for 22 years and many seasons guiding in Southeast Alaska. She is the author of two books: the award-winning Spirited Waters: Soloing South Through the Inside Passage, based on her solo-kayak from Southeast Alaska to Washington, and Pacific Feast: A Cook's Guide to West Coast Foraging and Cuisine. Jenny teaches courses in wild foraging, indigenous plant uses, and seaweed biology as an adjunct professor at Western Washington University's Fairhaven College and other institutions. The expertise, poetic voice, and infectious enthusiasm Jenny brings to her natural history teaching is a rare gift. To learn more about Jenny's books and wild harvesting, visit: www.pacificfeast.com
Job Titles:
- Owner of the M / V Sea Wolf
Kimber Owen wears many hats-owner of the M/V Sea Wolf and Sea Wolf Adventures, Captain, expert naturalist, and conservationist. Her passion for Alaska and its wildlife is unsurpassed and is reflected in her mission to make the Sea Wolf a platform for conservation education throughout the Pacific Northwest. Kimber's early experience in creating "Leap of Faith," a therapeutic riding center in Texas, inspired her retrofit of the Sea Wolf-total accessibility in the service of wilderness education without barriers!
Madrona Murphy is a native Lopezian, whose love for the San Juan Islands eventually brought her back to Lopez Island after she earned a degree in botany and political science from Oregon's Reed College. With a special interest in plant genetics, she worked as a technician at the University of Washington's Center for Cell Dynamics at Friday Harbor Laboratories before establishing and managing Kwiáht's genotyping laboratory. Madrona capitalizes on her knowledge of how indigenous peoples used the land and shaped the ecosystems that we see today to inform her botanical surveys and her design of re-vegetation plans for restoration projects. Her interest in population genetics also includes studies of local populations of salmon, coastal cutthroat trout, camas, small mammals, and the rare Island Marble butterfly.
Marilyn Hailbronner's drawings-rendered in pen and ink, scratchboard technique, and color wash-grace Cloud Ridge's brochure and website. Her work as a naturalist artist is a reflection of her love for natural history and conservation. To see Marilyn's artwork visit: www.wildinkwell.com
Marilyn Hailbronner's drawings-rendered in pen and ink, scratchboard technique, and color wash-grace Cloud Ridge's brochure and website. She serves as a member of Cloud Ridge's naturalist staff and also our advisor on wilderness travel and medical issues. Summers often find Marilyn working aboard the M/V Sea Wolf as a naturalist/kayak guide in Glacier Bay. Her work as a naturalist artist is a reflection of her love for the natural world and her passion for conservation, which takes her to wilderness areas around the world. Among many projects, she is currently working on a children's book on the Magellanic penguins of Argentina's Peninsula Valdés. To see more of Marilyn's artwork, visit her website: www.wildinkwell.com
Marilyn Hailbronner's drawings-rendered in pen and ink and color wash-grace Cloud Ridge's brochure and website. They are a reflection of her love for the natural world and her passion for conservation. Marilyn works aboard the M/V Sea Wolf as a naturalist/kayak guide in Glacier Bay. Her dual role as a medic for Cloud Ridge has taken her to remote wilderness areas around the world. Visit Marilyn's website at www.wildinkwell.com.
Patrick Cardwell has been fascinated by South Africa's birds and natural history for over 40 years. He's seen over 870 of Southern Africa's 900 or so bird species, participated in distribution studies for the S.A. Bird Atlas Project and a leading authority on the country's endemic species. Patrick is fully certified as a Field Guide of South Africa and holds Bird Life South Africa's specialist guide endorsement. He and his wife, Marie Louise, own Avian Leisure, a natural history tour company offering exclusively tailored itineraries.
Russel Barsh spent his boyhood on Long Island Sound as a devoted beachcomber and fossil-hunter. As a doctoral student in paleontology at Harvard, Russel was privileged to study under the late Dr. Loren Eiseley and Dr. Stephen Jay Gould-each a role model in multidisciplinary science. His friendships with Native Americans opened his eyes to new science challenges, convincing him get a law degree and to defend the environmental integrity of traditional cultures. Russel taught at the University of Washington and helped develop its American Indian Studies Center. He then served as an advisor to United Nations agencies on indigenous and tribal peoples living in sensitive ecosystems, establishing the UN's Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Russel co-founded Kwiáht (Center for the Historical Ecology of the Salish Sea) at the urging of his longtime friend and Samish Tribal leader, the late Ken Hanson. "Kwiáht" means "a clean place" in the Native American language of the Central Sound-a one-word mission statement embracing the use of science to inform and promote good stewardship of cultural and biological resources in the San Juan Archipelago. Now based on Lopez Island, he and his staff scientists, student interns, and dedicated volunteers manage the San Juan Islands Marine Health Monitoring Network and the Islands Plant Diversity Bank, as well as school programs meant to inspire young stewards.
Sarah Drummond is a naturalist and artist who grew up traveling with Cloud Ridge and is now a member of our naturalist team. Her B.A. from Maine's College of the Atlantic emphasized ecology, island ecosystems and art. Sarah's M.A. from Arizona's Prescott College focused on the role and impact of artists accompanying major exploring expeditions and was based on research gathered during a Watson Foundation year abroad. She works as a naturalist/kayak guide for Pacific Catalyst. Her illustrations are featured in several books and a recent book of block prints, Raven and the Red Ball, is a Pomegranate Books best seller. Sarah's artwork celebrates the beauty and diversity of the natural world. Visit her website: www.sarahdrummondart.com
Sarah Drummond is a naturalist and artist who grew up traveling with Cloud Ridge and is now a member of our naturalist staff. She received her B.A. from Maine's College of the Atlantic, where her studies emphasized ecology, island ecosystems and art; her M.A. is from Arizona's Prescott College. Research for her thesis on the role and impact of artists who accompanied major exploring expeditions prior to the invention of photography began during a Watson Foundation fellowship, and is the focus of a book she's currently working on. Sarah also creates books for children, including Raven and the Red Ball, which is awaiting publication. Sarah is an adjunct faculty member at College of the Atlantic and teaches both art and natural history in a variety of venues. She spends her summers as a naturalist/kayak guide in Southeast Alaska aboard the M/V Catalyst. As an artist, Sarah's work celebrates the beauty and diversity of the natural world and she prides herself on working directly from life, in the field, whenever possible. To see more of her artwork visit: www.sarahdrummondart.com
Sarah Drummond is a naturalist/artist who grew up traveling with Cloud Ridge. She received a B.A. from Maine's College of the Atlantic, where her studies emphasized ecology, island ecosystems, and art. Awarded a Thomas J. Watson Foundation research fellowship, Sarah spent a year traveling to Argentina, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia, and Greenland "following in the footsteps" of artists who accompanied major exploratory expeditions. She is an adjunct faculty member at COA and currently completing a Masters in Environmental Studies at Prescott College. Sarah spends her summers as a naturalist/kayak guide on the M/V Catalyst in Southeast Alaska. Visit her gallery at www.sarahdrummondart.com.
Wayne Howell, who recently retired after a distinguished career at Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park, is an archaeologist with 35 years of experience working in Alaska, the American Southwest, and the Maya lowlands of Guatemala, Wayne's work in Glacier Bay has focused on historical and contemporary relationships of Tlingit clans to place and the ways in which landscape shapes culture. He continues to explore the natural history of Glacier Bay's hidden corners, combining geologic and ethnographic data to better understand the Little Ice-Age-history of human occupation in Glacier Bay and Chichagof Island.