E6: An Alternative Way to Leave No Trace with recent Yale Graduate, Mara MacDonnell

Mara MacDonell has a Masters of Environmental Science from Yale, where she grew her interest for community development, natural resource management, science education, outdoor recreation and environmental justice, with a particular focus on rural communities adjacent to public lands. Mara grew up near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota and has spent significant time in Telluride, CO. She’s coached Nordic skiing, served as an AmeriCorps VISTA, and guided raft, canoe, and backpacking trips. In her free time, Mara enjoys backcountry skiing, whitewater kayaking, looking at maps, and reading. Currently, she’s working as a freelance writer, looking for post-grad jobs and planning more big adventures! Connect with her on Instagram (⁠@northstar_marstar⁠), ⁠LinkedIn⁠, or send her an email at mara.macdonell@gmail. 

Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with women and feminine folks who are feeling burntout, tired, and like they have NO TIME for themselves. Combining her knowledge from her background in psychology, experiential and inquiry based learning, wilderness medicine, female health, and whitewater kayaking she helps people to take charge of their life again so they can have fun regularly. Her mission is to wake you up to your wild, brave, and downright uninhibited self. You can learn more about her on her ⁠website⁠, or reach out to her via email at [email protected] or phone at (302)-584-6579.

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Other Links:

⁠Policing Brown and Black Bodies in the Outdoors⁠

⁠Whose conservation? ⁠

⁠Leave No Trace Principles

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