People

Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness instructors are professionals who develop a wide variety of skills: outdoor living, motivational interviewing, risk management, group facilitation, and mindfulness– to name a few. We emphasize a relational approach that provides students with the support, awareness, and skills needed to achieve their goals. Simply put: Field Instructors are role-models for a healthier way of life.

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My name is Jennifer Queen.  I have been a teacher for 18.5 years.  I have taught kindergarten, first, third and fifth grades.  I find that there is something special about the students in each of the grades I've taught that makes learning with them fun.  

In my free time I enjoy spending time outdoors engaging in activities with my family, but I also appreciate being in the outside space going for walks by myself.  My family owns one dog, one guinea pig and one leopard gecko. 

I am currently launching my second nonprofit that is focused on expanding access to nature-based early education.  We are located in Boston and provide nature preschool, forest days for public schools, and consulting services to educators interested in launching nature-based early ed programs in the USA or abroad.  I'd love to connect! 

I'm a Restoration Project Manager with Point Blue Conservation Science's STRAW program (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed).

Lindsey Kirkland (she/her) is an environmental education leader, facilitator, and program manager dedicated to connecting people, ideas, and action. Most recently at Climate Generation, she designed and led professional learning experiences for a national network of educators, creating spaces where collaboration, curiosity, and community drive meaningful impact. With a background in environmental research, climate education, coalition-building, and program strategy, Lindsey brings people together across organizations to strengthen practice and advance collective goals. She believes learning is most powerful when it is participatory, grounded in real-world contexts and research, and rooted in care for both people and place.