The Withywindle Nature Blog is authored by Cynthia Menard, a Naturalist of over 20 years. Cynthia has her Master of Science degree in Conservation Biology from Antioch University New England. She studied tracking at Antioch and the Walnut Hill Tracking School and received extensive training in natural history and ecology during her years working for Mass Audubon. Although she loves teaching about all aspects of the natural world, her specialty areas are wild canines and tracking.
While working on her Master’s degree at Antioch, Cynthia co-coordinated a trip to Yellowstone National Park to study wolves and other large mammals within the Yellowstone ecosystem. Her thesis focused on tracking the movements of coyote, bobcat, fisher, and whitetail deer in a northern Massachusetts sanctuary, and mapping wildlife corridors from northern Massachusetts into southern New Hampshire.
Cynthia is a former Board Member of the Massachusetts Environmental Education Society (MEES) and former board member and President of the New England Environmental Education Alliance (NEEEA).
See the Nature Writing page for information on Cynthia’s published writing and reviews of some of her programs.
Cynthia is also an energy healer, and uses nature connection as part of her healing practice. You can find out more about her healing services at: InkwoodHealing.com
She lives in northern Massachusetts with her husband, two sons, a big, bouncy German Shepherd, and a flock of chickens. Her passions include birding, hiking, playing fiddle, studying Taekwondo, and being with her family.
