Kathe Goria-hendrickson:  

I've been incredibly lucky in my life. Highlights: *I went straight to Chico State where I majored in Upper Bidwell Park, wildflowers, birds and natural hisotry of any type (officially biology). I met my husband, John Hendrickson, when we were freshmen. I loved the college, small town atmosphere, Bidwell Park, slower pace of life, near-by wilderness and friends met there. (and John too!) *After getting my teaching credential I started as a naturalist/teacher at Woodleaf Outdoor School in the northern Sierra Nevada in spring of 1974. My husband and I built the residential environmental education program and ran it for 35 years. It was the best job in the world if you love being outside in nature and working with kids. It was not only our job, but our passion. *Since we closed during the snowy season and summer vacation, we also led backpack trips for kids, as well as canoeing, hiking and backpack trips for adults in most of the western states, Florida, Canada, New Zealand and Costa Rica. I also taught the gifted and talented program in our district and worked as a science consultant for many schools part time. *We had two children born in 1982 and 1984. Our son, Josh, is in his last year of law school at McGeorge in Sacramento after graduating with a double major and high honors from Chico. Our daughter, Heidi, got her BA and teaching credential at UC Santa Barbara and is now teaching at a bilingual, environmental eduation school in Costa Rica. We couldn't be any p...Expand for more