Youth Programs Instructor
Roots & Wings, Monthly Programs
Pronouns: She/Her
Bear grew up in California playing sports and adventuring outside any chance she had. When she graduated high school, she moved up to North Dakota to experience what true cold meant. After a few years, she was ready to find a new adventure and found Alderleaf Wilderness College in Monroe, Washington. She graduated from their year-long Naturalist program in 2016-2017, with certificates in permaculture design, tracking & trailing, and a primitive survival educator. She also picked up skills like bird language, wood carving, leather working, flint knapping, storytelling, and songs. After the pandemic in 2022-2023 she found herself looking for community and found Wilderness Awareness School’s Youth Nature Instructor Training program.