Anna grew up on a remote mountain farm in the Alps of Austria and has many treasured childhood memories of playing outside. She went on to get her Bachelor’s degree in agriculture and Master’s degrees in wildlife ecology and management of protected areas, later working for the Austrian Ministry of Environment with National Parks, as well as piloting models to solve human-wildlife conflicts with alpine farmers.
Captured by Canada’s stunning natural beauty, Anna and her husband moved to BC in 2015, where she worked for Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government’s Lands management. From the wild West Coast of Vancouver Island to the busy Lower Mainland, up to the vastness of Northern BC – she and her family are grateful to get to live in so many places of this beautiful province. She currently homeschools her two little children and is committed to give them a similarly free and outdoorsy childhood that she got to experience, no matter their current home base.
Anna enjoys muddy walks with her kids and sharing her passion for exploring the natural world around us. Coming from a land-locked country, her happy place is at, on and in the ocean.
She would like to venture out with other parents and caregivers and help them make memories with their kids in nature that last for a lifetime, not always captured by a camera, but treasured in their hearts forever.
If you ever have a chance to visit Kitimat, contact her at kitimat@naturekidsbc.ca