After over 16 years doing climate work, founding 350Seattle.org, cofounding Faith Action Climate Team (of Seattle) and working for Thurston Climate Action Team for almost 3 years, Lynn took a new direction in climate work.  In founding Restoring Earth Connection she is choosing to work on paradigm shift – and rebuilding our relationship to Earth, as the fundamental change we must make to address climate change.  She sees undoing colonialism as a central part of the work of reconnecting to Earth.

Nancy Winters is a retired environmental engineer with government and private expertise predominantly in water quality protection.  She currently serves on the Thurston County Surface and Stormwater Advisory Board, and is the Founder and Executive Director of the Tanzania Teaching Foundation.  She loves the outdoors, gardening, and learning.

Tyra is an Olympia local and lifelong resident to the beautiful pacific northwest. She graduated from Western Washington University with a Bachelor's in Accounting and went on to work for the Dept. of Fish & Wildlife and the Washington State Legislature. She grew up surrounded by the majesty of the Cascade Mountains, Hoh Rainforest, and the Pacific Ocean, and too often took them for granted. She now recognize herself as deeply privileged to be able to witness these wonders up close. For thousands of years, the natural world has been our constant companion. But systemic injustices stemming from racism, poverty, and capitalism have worked hard to separate us. Through Restoring Earth Connection, we work together to bring our fellow humans back into connection with our precious planet. Together, Tyra hopes to help our community remember a truth we have always known about our home: the Earth is a gift, worthy of our gratitude, protection, and celebration!

In 2002, Erin moved to Olympia with her husband to plant their roots and make their home.  She always had a special connection to the area having visited many times as a child to visit her grandparents.  After moving to Olympia, Erin and her husband founded a chiropractic and acupuncture clinic, where Erin cared for patients and then assumed many additional roles over the years. She also worked in a neighborhood Waldorf-inspired preschool and volunteered with her children's schools and arts programs. She delights in community, music, dance, children, kayaking and the great outdoors.  She loves learning how to better support our precious and beautiful natural resources through volunteer work and workshops coordinated by Restoring Earth Connections. 

​Natasha is a retired developmental pediatrician and now tutors children with learning disabilities.  She has been fortunate to live in numerous beautiful places throughout the Western Hemisphere, all with different terrain and flora, and has deep respect for the Earth and the interdependence between all its living beings.   She has also been an environmentalist since childhood, when her mother used to find candy wrappers that she had picked off the ground, in her pockets! Here in the PNW, she enjoys gardening, hiking, swimming in the Sound, and watching the birds and wildlife outside her windows. Creating art depicting nature is another one of her hobbies.

Marianne is a lifelong resident of Washington. She spent over 30 years in the horticulture industry, mostly as a business development manager for a national commercial landscape company, and then as a VP for a local Washington State organic land care company. She is a Climate Reality Leader trained by Al Gore in 2016. Following training she became a board member with Washington Womxn for Climate Action NOW.  She served the City of Lacey on the Tree Task Force while the City reviewed their tree policies. She currently serves as co-chair for Zonta Says NOW to gender-equal climate action, and as a board supervisor for the Thurston Conservation District. Her experience working as a business development manager in the commercial landscape industry exposed the critical importance for tree protection, healthy soil, and organic land care. She supports local food systems and our small farmers by purchasing and promoting Community Supported Agriculture. She is a small landowner in Thurston County and enjoys being a steward for her property. She strives to be fearless, to be part of the solution, and learn from others in conservation.