South Sound Nature School Instructors

Naturalist Educator & Wilderness Skills Instructor

As a child Porcupine spent countless hours exploring, observing, swimming, and fishing on the lands and waters of Lake Erie. Curious and thankful for the generations that came before us Porcupine received a degree in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Toledo.  Noticing a connection with his childhood and the next generation of kids, Porcupine became a Resident Naturalist teaching hands-on inquiry-based science for the Juneau School District.  Wanting to deepen his naturalist training he completed the gratifying & strengthening, nine-month residential Immersion Program at the Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, WA. During that time he also completed the certification through Kamana Four, a self directed three-year nature study program.  From there he has served as a freelance naturalist in various settings on the West coast ultimately becoming the In-School Programs Specialist at Seward Park Audubon.  He now serves as Lead Naturalist and Executive Director of South Sound Nature School.  Porcupine thoroughly enjoys free imaginative play and you might find him at a local park building fairy houses. 

Saucy Lead Skills Instructor

Saucy’s Bio

Curiosity and whimsy are two traits Saucy embodies in his life and his teaching. Saucy has been an outdoorsmen all his life and his curiosity lead him on a self taught journey into all aspects of nature. His fascination with Ancestral skills drove him further, connecting with the past and how our ancestors kept warm, gathered food, and even how to make clothes from animal hides. Saucy’s whimsy and sense for fun aligns with the coyote style of mentoring where anything can be a game and anything can be a learning opportunity.

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