Echo Guernsey is a former ethologist with a lifelong passion for conservation of the natural world and environmental justice. Her work has been published in The Mindfulness Bell and Deep Times: A Journal of the Work That Reconnects, among others. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Nature Writing from Western Colorado University. Beyond her writing life, Echo is a licensed funeral director and death midwife with a deep commitment to sustainable and equitable death care. She lives in San Diego with her husband and canine daughter.