Our People

Aita is a born and raised Parson-ite, she moved away for school and life but recently moved back. She is a biologist and map-maker, and joined Wildsight to advocate for our amazing landscapes. She enjoys gardening, the outdoors and connecting with people.

Rachel Darvill is a Registered Professional Biologist with over 25 years of experience in conservation biology, wildlife research, and environmental project design and management. Based in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, she specializes in avian ecology, species-at- risk recovery, and ecosystem monitoring with a strong emphasis on community-based science and multi-stakeholder collaboration. Rachel has been the founder and lead biologist of several projects including...

Biologist on the Golden Rocky Mountain Sheep Project and Project Coordinator for the Plant Awareness Project

As a consulting boreal river ecologist, Annette Luttermann works with Aboriginal communities across Canada primarily investigating the cumulative environmental effects of large hydroelectric developments. Annette holds an interdisciplinary PhD from Dalhousie University where her research focused on the historical effects of dams and impoundments on riparian habitats of the Churchill River in Labrador.

Verena Shaw is a very passionate naturalist who loves to get outside into the wild and has been birdwatching for many years. Verena has been involved with various environmental projects with some bird related ones being swallow, bluebird, wood duck nest box monitoring, nightjar and marsh bird surveys, a western screech owl study, and various other bird counts. When coming to the Wings...

Monica stumbled across Golden whilst backpacking through the rockies in 2021 and has been gravitating back ever since. With several years of travel under her belt, she is delighted to be planting some roots in our wonderful community, and combining her passion for environmental sustainability with the outdoor livelihood this beautiful part of the world offers. Monica brings experiences from government to care...