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Monica Dragosz has worked in mental health for the past 30 years and has been a student of ecopsychology for at least the last fifteen. She recognizes that deep connection and reciprocity with other-than-human nature are central to our well-being, and that personal and planetary health are interconnected. She lives life with a naturalist mindset and has participated in bird counts and surveys for the past two decades, enjoys volunteering for conservation projects, and feels lit up by any encounter with wildlife.

Kristin Anderson is an Outdoor Educator, Youth Worker and Mom of 2 teens. As the owner of Adventures Free You Outdoor Guides in Invermere, she is passionate about empowering people and creating ways to provide accessible outdoor programming. Her own path to healing was primarily through connecting with the outdoors, which ultimately has led her to becoming an ANFT Forest Therapy Guide. Since moving to the valley 3 years ago, Kristin has guided, co-facilitated and volunteered with many community projects, events and adventures within the Columbia Valley. Working with Wildsight Invermere, Wings over The Rockies, Summit Youth Centre, Columbia Valley Youth Network, Shuswap Youth, Serenity Farms, Groundswell Network Society, DTSS Climate Club,DTSS Work Experience, Wild Outfits, Rec Sites and Trails BC, Back 40 Outdoor Events, Columbia River Paddle, Rocky Mountain Sports Camps, Summit Trail Makers Society, Mountain Home Productions, CBEEN, WildSafe BC, the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, Jr. Ambassador and more. Who knew there is so much here to be a part of?!

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