Sam Sharp

“All education is environmental education. By what is included or excluded we teach students that they are part of or apart from the natural world.” – David Orr, 1990

I have received many great gifts from many great teachers – parents, college professors, good pets. Below are organizations I’ve taught with in an attempt to pass these gifts on.

Ecology Project International (2026)

  • 5-10 day courses on wildlife ecology, large mammal conservation, and citizen science in Yellowstone National Park.

Wild Rockies Field Institute (WRFI)- Missoula, MT (2025 – )

Typical WRFI classroom. Cycle the Rockies, 2025.

University of Wyoming (2022 – 2026)

  • Environment & Society 2000 (6+ sections; in person & asynchronous)
  • CW 4420: Writing for Animals (co-taught with Kate Northrop)
  • English 1010: Introduction to Writing Composition (3 sections)

Philadelphia Outward Bound School (2022 – 2023)

  • 5-14 day leadership courses in backpacking & canoeing on the Appalachian trail & the Delaware Water Gap, PA.