Lee First is co-founder and Waterkeeper of Twin Harbors Waterkeeper. Please describe your relationship to water. Water became my obsession when I first got in a canoe at age 12. As a teenager, I spent my summers in northern Ontario…
Anne Shaffer is the Executive Director & Lead Scientist of the Coastal Watershed Institute. I was raised in a large family in a small town in eastern Washington ravaged by PTSD of post WWII. Wild lands, including rivers creeks and…
Kimberly Ordon is a graduate of the University of Colorado (BA 1976; MA 1980) and of Lewis & Clark Law School (JD 1985). Kimberly started her legal career representing tribes at the Native American Program of Oregon Legal Services in…
Nicole is an educator, Eastern Washington resident, and Snoqualmie Tribal Member. Water has always held a special role in my life. Since I was a child, I have always known water to be a place gathering and enjoying company of…
Michelle is a Spokane resident who grew up on a ranch in southwestern Montana and has a love for spending time outdoors. Q: What is your relationship to water? A: Growing up on a ranch in the mountains of southwestern…
Water shows us that everything is connected. It re-orients us towards relationships.
Maria is the Farm Manager at Elk Run Farm which grows fruits, vegetables, and herbs for the 13 food banks of the South King County Food Coalition. Located on 4.5 acres of an old golf course in suburban Maple Valley,…
A resident of Spokane, Josh is statewide activist, conservation writer, and board member of the Wild Steelhead Coalition. You can find him on the water pursuing anadromous fish or writing for his blog: Chucking Line & Chasing Tail. Josh is…
Bridget is a conservationist, writer, and natural resource field technician who also managers both North Sound Trout Unlimited and North Sound Women on the Fly. Water’s behavior is utterly lawless. She moves wherever and whenever she damn well pleases. She…
Penny is a Project Manager for the consulting firm Enviro Issues, passionate fly angler, and all around conservationist. I’ve loved water all my life. We swam and boated in crystal clear lakes in NH when I was a kid. I…
