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Derek Schultz

Artist & Naturalist

Derek is an artist and naturalist local to Los Osos, where he grew up exploring the estuary, sand dunes, coastal bluffs, and other habitats of the Estero coast.  He earned his degree in Art from UC Santa Cruz, where he focused on abstract expressionist oil painting.  While studying at UCSC, his love for the natural world grew as he formed friendships with many fellow students pursuing biology and related fields.  After graduating, he traveled to Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, WA, where he learned the basics of outdoor education, mentoring, primitive skills, tracking & bird language, and herbalism.  He has lived up and down the Pacific coast, learning the natural history of this region and furthering his craft in the visual arts.  Now Derek lives in Los Osos, works as a naturalist for Camp KEEP and Delphinus School of Natural History, and creates art which highlights native California animal and plant life.

Amy Hinshaw-Zingo

Amy earned a BA in biology at Earlham College and then studied Conservation Biology at Antioch New England Graduate School. She began teaching in outdoor science schools in 2005 with LA County’s Outdoor School at Camp Hess Kramer. After relocating to the Central Coast, she began teaching with the Kern Environmental Education Program (Camp KEEP) in 2008. She’s been an integral part of Delphinus School of Natural History since 2016. Amy is particularly skilled in invertebrate marine biology.

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Amber Atkinson

Amber Atkinson, a.k.a. Willow, is a graduate from San Francisco State University. She has 19 years experience in outdoor science education here on the Central Coast, exploring nature with students in SLO County from San Simeon to Arroyo Grande. She has worked as a naturalist at Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School, Camp Happy Talk, and was Lead Naturalist with Kern Environmental Education Program (Camp KEEP). She is also well versed in the NGSS protocols (Next Generation Science Standards) and the BEETLES Project and advanced teaching method for outdoor education developed by UC Berkley’s Lawrence Hall of Science. She has been a Naturalist with Delphinus School of Natural History for two years.