WOW Instructors

Shelly is a Wildlife Biologist with WDFW and was the first woman to serve as a member of the Bear Management Team at Glacier National Park.

Cathy is a creative spirit and experienced teacher and will show you the most useful outdoor knots.

Dollie is the Museum & Art Center Superintendent for the City of Moses Lake and will lead a course on weaving vocab, culture, history, and how to weave using fast-growing renewable resources.

Wounds, sprain/strains, and fractures, and how to address urgent medical issues in the field. Sarah is trained in wilderness first aid & response, and is a doctor of physical therapy.

Beginning archery, traditional and recurve bow. Target practice and scoring arrows. Karin is a certified level-3 archery coach.

Compound and crossbow techniques in Big Game Hunting. Laura is an accomplished bow and firearm hunter and a long-time dedicated wound nurse.

Knots, dryland and river casting, equipment and bugs. Faith is WOW’s longest teaching instructor.

Teaching clever tips for gear repair when you most need it. Sharon has also taught Backpacking, Kayaking and Survival Skills, and is a seasonal ski guide and national cycling champion.

Clamzilla is the WDFW Puget Sound Bivalve Manager. She teaches harvest techniques, how to forage shellfish safely and legally, and what to do with your shellfish once you bring it home.

As a WDFW rep Kris helps to demonstrate how to shuck oysters, clean crab, steam clams and more with shellfish.

First aid for dogs: hands-on learning for in-the-field injuries & ailments. Tamara is the person in charge at Off-Leash Adventures.

Courtney is the Regional Education Director with the National Wildlife Federation.

Liz has been teaching outdoor wilderness skills for many years, and is also a hunter, butcher, and naturalist with knowledge of edible and medicinal plants, as well as mushroom foraging.

Teaching girls and women basic outdoor skills for years, Cathy demonstrates the magic behind fire making.

Jackie works for the WDFW and has experience as a ski patroller providing search & rescue, a firefighter/EMT, and as medical personal for the Tough Mudder challenge.

Outdoor Education Manager at Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center, teaching basic outdoor skills for several years.

Wildlife Area Manager in South Puget Sound and on the North Olympic Peninsula for WDFW and has lead fieldwork for dryland research projects across the Southwest.

Lea Dyga is an ecologist, environmental educator, and community organizer originally from West Michigan. They hold a Bachelors of Environmental Plant Biology and has a passion for plants, restoration, and community education.

Mari has raised sheep for over 12-years, and is experienced at spinning, weaving and crocheting wool fiber.

Jeanie works at REI and has thru-hiked several times, including the Pacific Crest Trail twice!”

Knots, dryland and river casting, equipment and bugs. Katie has also taught Camping Skills and Packing with Horses.

A curator at the National Park Service, Lissa is also the Cultural Resources Lead for Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park based in Seattle.

Rachel is a gardening and animal-raising enthusiast, deeply rooted in sustainable living and traditional skills. With hands-on experience in hunting, fishing, and food preservation, she brings a full-circle approach to self-sufficiency. An avid mushroom and wild edible forager on the Fungi Perfecti Team.

Chloe is a former English teacher, with an MA in eco-critical writing and manages the Environmental Program for the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe.  Her goal in life is to make nature more accessible and meaningful in people’s day-to-day lives, and to foster a personal connection to the arts and humanities.

Many thanks to these who volunteered years teaching for the program.

Declination, bearings and topographic maps. Cheryl is an accomplished backpacker with search and rescue experience.

Course creator, coordinator and Lead. Ronni was also a certified shotgun instructor.

Preparedness, awareness, shelters, fire building, and essential equipment. Jill is currently based in Colorado and is an avid outdoor woman.

Vise and tying techniques. Suni is an experienced fly fisher who ties her own patterns.

Colonies, live-hives, and honey. CWBA 2016 Bee Keeper of the Year, Debbie tends over 70 hives for local honey in Eastern Washington.

Choosing a trail, cold weather survival, avalanche safety. Having grown up in Canada, Jen knows snow!

Nature journaling with feminine force. Tiff is a thoughtful communicator and burgeoning author.

Both a DIY and Dutch Oven instructor teaching preparation and hands-on cooking with tasting. Ragan is an avid hiker and a talented cook.

Duck calling and protocol in the blind. Gavin is known for his exceptional duck calling skills.

Lightweight equipment, planning, coping and ‘Leave No Trace’ ethics. Anastasia is the violinist for The Musical Mountaineers and the inventor of Kula Cloth™.

Declination, bearings and topographic maps. Laura has taught map and compass for over 10 years.

Cynthia’s knowledge and research of the DIY backpacking food process
will amaze you. She also teaches hands-on Dutch oven cooking.

Ethics, equipment, prep and hunting education. Bruce is the founder of the Human Nature Hunting School.

Use local plants, beeswax and other natural herbs; identify, harvest, and sample wild edible plants.

Ethics, equipment, firearms, and shooting. Field to table instruction for wild meat prep & cutting.