As Program Director, Noel (aka “Ranger Zant”) is responsible for the development and implementation of NWDC’s youth and community programs, including Earth Studies and our day/summer camps. Noel is a Pueblo native and she spent most of her free time outdoors during her childhood. She has a passion for nature and enjoys helping others find inspiration to discover the wonders of the outdoors. Her educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology from Colorado State University Fort Collins. She brings experience from Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Pueblo Zoo to her position with NWDC. When she is not wandering through the pines of our Mountain Campus or trekking through the prairie of our River Campus, Noel stays busy with her husband, twin boys, two dogs, eight chickens, two ducks, and one turtle. 

Contact: programs@hikeandlearn.org