Connecting with Native Wildlife: Discover Your Inner Wild Archetype

Connecting with Native Wildlife: Discover Your Inner Wild Archetype

What if your wild self was a coyote? A bear? A heron? How do you migrate through this world, whether you crawl, run or fly?
In this joyful workshop, we’ll explore five native California species and discover which animal archetype reflects your inner nature. Through ecology, creative reflection and artistic expression, you'll connect more deeply to the wild around—and within—you.

Led by Amy Gotliffe

Vice President of Conservation, Oakland Zoo

Amy has a mission to connect human beings to nature, envisioning a planet where all species live in peaceful co-existence.

With certifications in humane education, nature-based leadership, conservation psychology, human-wildlife conflict resolution, nature interpretation and influencing conservation behavior change, Amy’s work at the Zoo focuses on reconnecting people with our sense of belonging to the natural world and better understanding our impact on it.

As VP of Conservation at Oakland Zoo, she coordinates events and projects to meet the conservation goals of the Zoo around the world and in the Bay Area. These efforts range from building a Conservation Speaker Series, to leading international conservation expeditions to producing awareness events to coordinating the Zoo's on-site sustainability efforts. Amy drives massive and enthusiastic, inter-departmental efforts to conserve biodiversity around the globe and in our own backyards.