Freelance Writers
Jenny Ackers
Jenny is a journalist and disabled snowboarder. In 2003, a snowboarding accident left her right shoulder paralyzed. Originally form the jersey shore, she now lives in western Colorado where she enjoys exploring the area’s canyons and mountains with her husband and two young children.
https://www.instagram.com/jennyackers/
Lorena Bally
Lorena is a hiker, farmer, intersectional environmentalist, and part-time nomad with a deep love of connecting others with Mother Earth through storytelling and action. She focuses on climate justice and creating more space for everyone to enjoy, listen, and learn from the natural world.
D’Je B
D’Je B is a writer with a passion for storytelling. She looks for the best ways to convey meaning, enhancing the reading experience and breathing new life into the written word.
Jacinta Gordon
Jacinta is a lover of all things outdoors who is invested in increasing justice, equity, and inclusion in the outdoor world. With a background in legal, gender, and race theory, a passion for writing, and opening up meaningful discussions, she is on a path of using written word to help create a more inclusive and diverse outdoor community.
https://www.jgjourneyscreative.ca/
Katie Griffith
Katie has been connecting people with the outdoors for over a decade and understands the transformative power of immersive outdoor experiences. She's now based seasonally in Joshua Tree and the Pacific Northwest, where she runs women's climbing programs and writes about access to the outdoors, public land management, and vulnerability in outdoor adventure.
Alli Hartz (She/Her)
Alli is a writer, runner, ski guide and avalanche instructor based in Bend, Oregon. She believes that by connecting with people through stories, guiding, teaching, and engaging with her local community, she can help make the outdoors more accessible, inclusive, and enjoyable.
Bre Henderson
Bre is a part-time nomad currently residing in the Pacific Northwest, writing and enjoying the natural world. With a degree in Environmental Justice and 8 years of RV Life, her focus is always to connect people to the environment and ensure outdoor inclusivity for everyone.
Sam Kaiser
Sam is a writer, content creator, hiker, and outdoor enthusiast based out of Arizona. She knows that the climate crisis negatively impacts marginalized communities and wants to make the environment safe and inclusive for everybody. In her free time, you can find her on the trail or planning her future travels.
https://samkaiser58.wixsite.com/lifestyletravelers
Jess LaPolla
Jess is a writer, hiker, climber, and outdoor enthusiast. Jess understands that outdoor activities have consistently excluded marginalized communities and her goal is to make the outdoors more accessible. In her free time, Jess can be found playing with her dogs, Sawyer and Jorah, or planning out her next adventure.
https://www.instagram.com/jess_lapolla/
Shameyka McCalman
Shameyka McCalman is a freelance content, copywriter, and seasoned marketer living in New Orleans, LA. Her work often centers around marginalized groups' issues and creates marketing materials for arts organizations. During her downtime, Shameyka enjoys sifting through clothes in local vintage shops, frequenting nearby plays, and gazing at exhibitions on view in museums.
Meg Leach (They/Them)
Meg is a journalist, novelist, and ultrarunner who loves exploring the outdoors on their own two feet. They have a passion for trans issues and keeping sports and the outdoors accessible and inclusive. In their free time, Meg dotes on their animal friends; their dog, two cats and four rats.
Will Matuska
Will is fascinated in the environment and has experience within this interest in local and international settings. He writes because he is inspired by passionate people who positively impact their community. For Will, skiing in the mountains and on water in the same day is his dream and peak existence.
Cynthia Via
Cynthia Via is a writer, reporter, and poet based in D.C. She has lived in various cities, learning their social, historical, and environmental composition. Her work has appeared in Hip Camp, Film Cred, Broad Street Review, among others. During off hours she hikes, spies on birds, and does cartwheels.