I'm Ashley - a lifelong admirer of wildlife, always seeking to help and empower from a personal standpoint. I'm now gradually redirecting my career to be aligned with the same values.
What I really want to say: I'm thrilled to have found this place, so happy it exists. It's been a crave to find truly like-minded folks in this 'space,' and I feel like you are all my people!
Please feel free to connect with me, I'd love to get to know you, learn from you and perhaps move mountains together ❤️
Hello Everyone :) My field is in Interior Architecture from the accredited Columbia College Chicago, with most of my years with small design/build firms here in the PNW. I'm now freelancing so I can build Wildlifeel at Home - a blog and design studio centered around 'conservation-based design/build practices' - so I can help change my industry from within. I seek to create homes in such a way that allows wildlife to keep theirs, too, because one home no longer needs to be sacrificed for the other to thrive. I also live off-grid in a small one-room cabin on acreage in the foothills of a national park. I care for the woodland creatures, the food forest, endless evergreens, fish laden creeks, wildlife meadows and more. I'm here to make long-lasting friendships and to learn from the many other conservationists on WildHub!
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Welcome Ashley!
Welcome!
Thank you so much for joining our community Ashley! We have our monthly social today at 1215pm or 4pm (GMT) on our online gather space (more info here). This is a chance to meet other community members and occurs on the second Wednesday of every month so we hope you can join.
If you have any questions at all please get in contact either directly, through hello@wildhub.community or through the Q&A page. We hope you gain lots of valuable connections and lessons here. Lize :)
Welcome, Ashley!
Such a lovely message, thank you Ashley! Welcome! What would your ideal next step look like, career-wise?
Oh, what a powerful question :) thank you.
I'm really wanting to carve out time to find the best of the best alternative materials to design/build with in my region. And then to make them standard at my job and within my teams. It's been a dream step for years, but I'm finally pushing hard for them as a new default. Need to learn about each so I can teach, and so we can share with clients the benefits to wildlife if we make the mindful choice.
..I don't want to be a part of the problem anymore. I want my industry to help save natural habitats, not constantly sacrifice them. Offering alternative materials is my first step! 🧡
Amazing! Thank you for sharing. Sounds like it’s important to work in line with your values. Keep us posted on how things develop for you.