
Owner, Director & Head Environmental Educator
Dawn Willis grew up in Macon, Georgia, and is an environmental educator who is passionate about reconnecting kids and adults to the therapeutic qualities of Nature.
She holds degrees in Art, Horticulture and Environmental Education.
Dawn has over 18 years experience teaching nature based camps. She taught at the Macon Museum of Arts & Sciences, Girl Scout Camp Martha Johnston, and Camp Pathway. She also worked with pre-school aged children at Martha Bowman Church's Mothers Morning Out Program for 8 years and as activity director at Antebellum on Arlington Senior Living Home.
She has lived, almost 42 years on and raised her 2 children at the current Naturally Nurtured Nature property (70 acres of beautiful hickory, oak, pine forest with 2 creeks that flow into Lake Tobesofkee.)
Working as the Botanical educator at the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences and also the City of Macon Horticulturist and interim Forester, Dawn, found her calling to teach and share her love of outdoors and nature to children and adults.
She is certified in Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, Project Growing up WILD, Project WET, Project Aquatic WILD, and Project Flying WILD.
Assistant Nature Teacher​
Erin Kelley is our Assistant Nature Teacher, bringing Montessori-inspired methods to forest school. An avid camper, Erin loves to be outside enjoying nature and sharing her love of the natural world. She supports children's natural curiosity by encouraging them to ask "What if....?" and answering the tough questions by saying "I don't know, but let's find out!"