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Maria is a former naturalist for Colorado State Parks, a multi-media artist, and poet. She has taught field/nature journaling programs and workshops for Colorado State Parks, schools, college environmental studies classes, botanical gardens, interpretive organizations, and art centers. Maria teaches nature journaling and creative non-fiction writing.
"To enter into a conversation with nature is to explore beauty and mystery of ancient origins, revealed in the complexity of a leaf, the exquisiteness of a flower, the pattern of ridges in a landscape. Within these simple observations and recordings lies a quiet power, a sturdy harbor of wildness, and a true connection with the magic of life. "