News by Year 2022

Shannon Lally Program Manager Growing up in Connecticut, Shannon always felt drawn to the natural world, but it wasn’t until taking a backpacking trip in...Read More

Than Axtell Field Instructor Than hails from Virginia, but he spent his childhood summers at his grandfather’s cabin on the Cullasaja River near Highlands, NC....Read More

Carlton Burke Field Instructor Naturalist and educator Carlton Burke lives in Mills River, NC, where he operates an educational service called Carolina Mountain Naturalists, which...Read More

David Davis Field Instructor David has a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in zoology. He grew up in southeastern North Carolina and...Read More

Jonathan Gray Field Instructor Born in Durham, NC, Jonathan spent most of his life living in coastal South Carolina. At 15, he began a career...Read More

Julie J. Thomson Field Instructor Julie J. Thomson is an Environmental Educator, Naturalist, Independent Scholar, Curator + Artist who lives in Asheville, North Carolina. She...Read More

Leslie Prescott Field Instructor Leslie was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama. Although she has called many places home over the years, she fell in...Read More

Stephanie Francis Field Instructor Originally from North Florida, a roundabout trail of adventures eventually brought Stephanie to Upstate South Carolina, where she has lived since...Read More

Connor Mathias Field Instructor Connor was born and raised in the great Midwest state of Indiana where as a child he was often found catching...Read More

Dan Chase Field Instructor Dan Chase grew up hiking, camping, jumping from boulders into swimming holes, and catching salamanders around his hometown of Boone, NC....Read More