How Is Nature Works!
Funded?
Being a social enterprise, our funding for the Nature Works! fund comes from part of our revenue as well as from fundraising events we host during the year.
In Honour of Guy Quinn
We dedicate this fund to one of our founding elders, Guy Quinn. Guy was there from the beginning of Coyote programs, offering guidance and encouragement based on many decades of teaching experiential education at Vanier College.
Guy had a wonderful way of summarizing profound concepts in accessible ways and fought tirelessly to make empowering nature experiences accessible to others.
“You shouldn’t complain about the rain,
you're 75% water!”
— Guy Quinn
More About Guy
He would cheer and celebrate when someone was the first on a hike to get a “soaker” (when your boot falls into water or a stream and you end up with a wet foot).
He was given the nickname Dark Cloud by his colleagues at Vanier College because it rained on most of the trips he led. Over time, he embraced the nickname and learned to find comfort outdoors, even in the rain, while drawing wisdom from challenging experiences. He would say: “You shouldn’t complain about the rain, you are 75% water!”
Guy was a compassionate listener and a lifelong learner. He taught integrity in our forest skills and an awareness of the sacred “Symphony” that is nature.
He fought tirelessly for a program he developed to help students who were on the edge of dropping out of school, called “The Science of Survival.”
The courses he developed at Vanier College, The Urban Wilderness and Survival Skills, were woven with deep nature connection practices and are still offered to this day.
“Nature Works!” was a phrase he used when dreaming of a conference for educators, where we could come together and share best practices for meaningful nature immersion experiences.
Because… Nature works!!
