James Michael is an outdoor guide and wilderness survival skills instructor based out of Cortland, New York. He is one of the many instructors who teach outdoor skills to children and adults at Lime Hollow Nature Center. Listen as he talks about how he became a wilderness guide and what it takes to inspire others with tracking, storytelling, making tools and so much more.

Jamie Shelton is the owner of Fossil Quest, a blog and store dedicated to all Texas Fossils. Jamie uses her passion to help others learn all about what lifeforms used to live here in Central Texas during the Cretaceous Period as the Programs Chair for the Paleontological Society of Austin. She is also an artist working in various mediums of silk, metal and glass and a professional bellydancer who loves to travel, read sci-fi, wear boots, eat all the foods, and pet all the cats.

David Cook is an author, presenter, photographer and the curriculum coordinator for the Capital Area Master Naturalists. David helps organize the training classes for all new CAMN members. He also assists with booking training class locations and speakers. David serves as primary face of CAMN for all new trainees. Listen as he discusses his background and what drove him to become a passionate naturalist who inspires others to get outside and help others connect to the natural world.

Tom Elpel is a practitioner of outdoor skills, author and the owner of Green University based out of Montana. Tom has spent his entire life studying plants, survival skills and homesteading. Listen as he talks about what inspired him to become a naturalist, an inspirational author and outdoor guide.