As a writer, biologist, photographer, and tom boy, Sandra is just as likely to be found climbing into trees as poking around under rocks and logs. Although her love of nature started out with birds and the annual Audubon Christmas Count, it has expanded over the years to include just about everything to be found outside - whether it has feathers, swims, crawls, hops, slithers, flies, or grows out of the earth or even grows on the things that grows out of the earth! Eventually, she pursued the title of Maine Master Naturalist, as well as being certified as a Maine Guide.
Much like a squirrel, this means that Sandra is easily pulled from one intended goal to another one - usually much more interesting than the first! Until the 3rd one comes around, of course. This means that her workshops and classes can be unpredictable, and even more interesting than originally planned!
Strangely enough, this lack of focus turns 180 degrees when it comes to photography, where she can sit still in a cramped kayak for hours waiting for just the right conditions to come about to portray the heart of her subject.
On her journey toward nature and writing, Sandra completed an AB from Cornell University in Biology and German Studies, followed by a degree in Veterinary Medicine also from Cornell. It didn't take long out of school to begin a writing career, and over the years, she has authored for countless publications including Northern Woodlands, PetMD, Cats Magazine, as well as lots of other places. She is currently slowly putting together a book discussing a personal look at the natural history of some of the wild critters with which she has been lucky enough to share her life.
