About

Envisioning Solutions

I remember listening to an episode of the National Geographic podcast Overheard, where Enric Sala, founder of Nat Geo’s Pristine Seas project, shared his experience. Sala, once a professor of marine ecology, spent years studying the impact of humans on the ocean. He described how each new research paper confirmed, with more data and precision, that we are indeed killing marine life everywhere. It felt, he said, like writing the ocean’s obituary.

Realizing this, Sala left academia to focus on finding solutions. He wanted to help cure the ocean rather than simply diagnosing its demise.

My Hope for You

First of all, I am super glad you are here!

As we all know, there are no perfect, or often even straightforward, solutions to the challenges we face conserving our natural heritage. Preserving nature is a worthy goal, though, and not just for nature itself, but for us! Being in and experiencing nature changes us – Mind, body and soul.

Here are some of the basic premises on which I am building this site:

Wellbeing:

• Access to nature is fundamental, and should be available and accessible to us all.

Awareness:

• If you don’t know about something, you can’t care about saving it.
• The more you know and understand something, the more you can enjoy it.

Intentionality:

• We can all take little steps toward reducing our impact.
• Lots of little steps add up to a whole stampede of goodness!

So go ahead – explore your world, help conserve all the wonders therein and feel inspired about what is possible in the context of our changing world for the better. 

About Me

Hi! I am Kristin McGuine. Growing up, my family loved camping, and we spent many weekends hiking, biking, and canoeing together. To this day, I love outdoor adventure such as hiking, biking and paddling.

I have a background in association management as a Graphic Designer and Marketing Communications Manager. I love the field of marketing and communications. I have been so fortunate to use my skills and expertise for good – One of the reasons working with associations has really resonated with me is that they are, by and large, working passionately toward something they believe in, within each of their own specialized niches.

I started thinking about launching a website where I can share fun and interesting things in the environment and conservation space, in the interest of opening conversations of hope.

So now, I am bringing my communications experience to my own personal passion for nature and wildlife here, on WednesdayIsland.com.