Audrey first fell in love with the canyons of the Colorado Plateau during a semester-long wilderness trip in college and knew that, one day, she’d return to work in this amazing landscape. She has a background in anthropology and education and has worked as a high school science teacher and wilderness expedition leader in the Rockies and on the plateau, and with citizen science programs throughout the Colorado River and Rio Grande watersheds. She has an M.S. in environmental sciences and policy from Northern Arizona University. Audrey directs the Trust’s work with volunteers and rising leaders. She is passionate about creating opportunities for people to connect with their natural landscapes and work toward environmental and social justice on the Colorado Plateau.
Audrey Kruse
Community Engagement Director
“Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”
— Mary Anne Radmacher
Special places
- Sundance Trail
- Unkar Delta
- Mount Geikie, Wyoming
- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Favorite things
- Rhubarb pies
- Golden retrievers (especially my own)
- Wildflowers (especially phlox)
- Porcupines
Good reads
- Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
- Pieces of White Shell by Terry Tempest Williams
- The Anthropology of Turquoise by Ellen Meloy
