My name is Nathan Kuan Glenn Uhlmeyer. I am a descendant of the Cebuano and Ilonggo peoples of the Visayan islands in the Philippine archipelago, as well as the Celtic peoples of the British Isles. I am a child of the colonized as well as the colonizers, a bridge between two different worldviews. My work is centered in re-imagining the human within a more-than-human world.

I was born and raised in the lands of the Nisenan and Northern Sierra Miwok in what is now known as Shingle Springs, CA. In those wild lands I was raised alongside Oak & Pine, Coyote & Deer, Gray Fox & Nuthatch. Wandering through the valleys and hills of the American River Watershed, I developed a love for place in the depth of my bones.

When I was 18 years old, I attended a 9-month immersion program at Alderleaf Wilderness College. In that wild space I engaged in the arts of Tracking, Bird Language, Ethnobotany, Surthrival Skills, Permaculture Design, and Rites of Passage. I discovered a passion for mentorship and cultivating deep connections between people and place.

I continued my education at The Evergreen State College where I received my BA in Integral Ecology, at the intersection of Ecosophy, Ecopsychology, and Ecological Education. After graduating from TESC, I received my MA at the California Institute of Integral Studies in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness program and also received two Master’s Certifications in Integral Ecology and Eco-Resilience Leadership.

I have worked for a number of wilderness schools throughout the West including:

Alderleaf Wilderness College
Raven’s Roots Naturalist School
Tracker’s Earth
 Twin Eagles Wilderness School
Vashon Wilderness Program
Vilda
Weaving Earth
Wilderness Awareness School

Throughout the years I have mentored hundreds of students from as young as 4 to as old as 62 and every age in between helping others discover their authentic relations to Self, Community, Earth, and Cosmos.