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Talia brings 10 years of experience as an environmental science educator. She is a certified Wilderness First Responder and has taught outdoor education around the country for various programs including NatureBridge and the North Cascades Institute. Talia was born and raised in Northern Virginia and received her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from The College of William & Mary. Her passion lies in helping school districts incorporate experiential and outdoor education opportunities into their curriculum. She founded her own hiking business, NatureWalks with Talia, which brings families, scouts and kids into the forest for guided tours and adventures. In her free time, Talia enjoys playing the guitar, mushroom foraging, salsa dancing, learning languages, and backpacking in the mountains.
IslandWood acknowledges that we live and work on the ancestral land of the Coast Salish people, who have been stewards of this region's land and waters since time immemorial, and who continue to protect these lands and waters for future generations, as promised by the Point Elliott Treaty of 1855, the Treaty of Point No Point of 1855, and the Treaty of Medicine Creek of 1854.
While the majority of our work takes place on Suquamish (suq̀ʷabš) and Duwamish (dxʷdɐwʔabʃ) land, we also conduct programs on the land of the Snohomish (sduhúbʃ), Puyallup (spuyaləpabš), Muckleshoot (buklshuhls), Skokomish (sqoqc’bes), and S’Klallam (nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm) peoples.
IslandWood is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our tax ID number is 31-1654076.
4450 Blakely Ave. NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 206.855.4300