1. Erich Brady Koenig
Outdoor Experience (Ecuador)
Country Date Location Activity Experience
Ecuador Variably
2001-2012
Upper Amazonia (Variably) Junglehiking,backpacking,bird watching,
youth camp activities, canoeing
Respect for local and cultural knowledge,conservational
awareness,understandingecosystemic relationships,risk
management, river crossing,many hours pushingjungle
canoes
Ecuador Variably
2005-2011
Pasachoa Wildlife
Refuge
Hiking,trekking, bird watching,camping, floral and
faunal documentation, photography
Conservational awareness,understandingecosystemic
relationships
Ecuador Variably
2006-2011
Los Ilinizas
Ecological Reserve
(Variably) Hiking,bird watching,river inner-tubing,
floral and faunal documentation and identification
Conservational awareness,understandingecosystemic
relationshipsand conditions
Ecuador March 2007 Los Cedros
Biological Reserve
Mule ride in and out of reserve; hiking,bird
watching, faunal documentation
Conservational awareness,respectfor cultural knowledge,
awareness of ecosystemic conditions and relationships
Ecuador March 2010 Cayambe
Ecological Reserve
High altitudeday hiking,High altitude/cold weather
camping,bird watching, floral documentation,
photography
Observational development,
Awareness of ecosystemic conditions
Ecuador September
2010
Cotopaxi National
Park
High altitudehiking,High altitude/cold weather
camping,bird watching, floral and faunal
documentation and identification,photography
Awareness of ecosystemic relationships,interpretation of
geological conditions,conservational awareness
Ecuador February
2011
Antisana Ecological
Reserve
Wet-weather camping, high altitudehiking,bird
watching, floral documentation,photography
Awareness of ecosystemic relationships
Ecuador March 2011 Chimborazo Faunal
Reserve
High altitude/wet-weather hiking,bird watching,
floral documentation,photography
Dependence on and respect for cultural knowledge,
awareness of ecosystemic conditions and relationships
Ecuador April 2012 Sangay National
Park
High altitude/wet-weather hiking,bird watching, Respect for local knowledge
Ecuador June 2012 El Cajas National
Park
High altitudehiking,bird watching,floral
documentation, photography
Awareness of ecosystemic relationships
Galapagos,
Ecuador
April 2008 Galapagos National
Park
Coastal snorkeling,hot-weather hiking,off-shore
kayaking,basic spelunking,bird watching,
photography
Respect for local knowledge,awareness of endemic
ecosystemic relationships
Galapagos,
Ecuador
January-April
2012
Galapagos National
Park and Marine
Reserve
Internship with the National Park Service;coastal
snorkeling,hot-weather hiking,off-shore kayaking,
scuba diving(4-21meters), bird watching,faunal and
floral documentation and identification,
photography, basic underwater photography, open
water transportation and living
Conservational awareness,observational development,
animal husbandry, respectfor local and cultural
knowledge, awareness of ecosystemic relationships and
environmental conditions,interpretation of geological
conditions,Leave No Trace ethics
2. Outdoor Experience (USA)
Region Date Location Activity Experience
Quarryville,PA May 26 – June
6, 2015
Black Rock
Retreat
Program: Pre-camp training;Role:
Wilderness Director;Duties:
campout gear prep and repair,
Nature Center orientation,staff
training,team development
Stewardship and maintenanceassessmentand strategy, animal
handlingand exposition,expansion of leadership awareness and
strategies,risk management, instructor techniques and
strategies,
Quarryville,PA 7 – 13 June
2015
Black Rock
Retreat
Program: Campers with Intellectual
Disorders;Role: Wilderness
Director; Duties: caretaker for
adults with special needs,lesson
plan creation and execution
Assessingand addressingtemperaments, needs, and wants of
campers; situational management, situational awareness,
interpreting and adaptingto campers’intellectual disabilities,
animal handlingand exposition,creatingand adaptinglesson
plans accordingto camper needs and engagement
Quarryville,PA June-August
2015
Black Rock
Retreat
Program: 8 weeks of residential
camp, 2-3 graders (1/2 week), 4-6
graders (2 weeks), 7-8 graders (3
weeks), 9-12 graders (2 weeks),
mid-camp staff retreat (1/2 week);
Role: Wilderness Director;Duties:
Program theme prep and role-play,
Wilderness class,Management and
maintenance of Campout gear,
equipment and campsites,Meet
the Animals,monitor campers,
monitor camper/staff interaction
with wild fauna and flora
Outdoor education, programmanagement, lesson plan creation
and adaptation,curriculumdevelopment, flexibleprograming
techniques and strategies, leadership development, developing
leaders,animal handling,exhibition and exposition, LNT
principlesand ethics, encouraginghealthy human-nature
interaction ethics,story telling,group management, maintaining
a standard of excellence, discernment of developmental needs,
creatingand developinggear management and maintenance
strategies,risk management, orienteering, fauna and flora
identification,edibleplants,basic outdoor living,fire
lighting/tending,respect for local knowledge and natural heritage
Winnabow,NC May-August
2014
One Life
Creation Camp
Camp Intern, staff training,spiritual
development, team development,
floral and faunal documentation
and identification,photography,
curator,grounds keeping, camp
leadership and counseling,camp
programming, tree climbing
Expansion of leadership awareness and strategies,risk
management, camp activities,camper development, LNT
principlesand ethics,observational development, work ethic,
sustainableliving,conservational awareness, wildernesskitchen
procedures, logisticsmanagement
Winnabow,NC Variably,May-
August 2014
Town Creek
(One Life)
Staff training,flat-water kayaking,
kayak instructing,expedition guide,
faunal identification,spiritual
development, photography
Forecastingtides and currents, risk management, group
development strategies, expedition prep, instructor techniques
and strategies, awareness of ecosystemic relationships,LNT
principlesand ethics,practical discernment, conservational
awareness,wilderness kitchen procedures
Winnabow,NC Variably,May-
August 2014
Cape Fear River
(One Life)
Staff training,kayak expedition,
kayak instructor training,
intercostal navigation, spiritual
Orienteering and intercostal navigation,physical and hard skills
development, expedition prep, expedition leadership,water
safety and rescue, expedition risk management, forecasting tides
3. development, faunal identification,
photography
and currents, wind and weather, instructor techniques and
strategies,awareness of ecosystemic relationships,LNT principles
and ethics, practical discernment,conservational awareness,
wilderness kitchen procedures
Wilmington,
NC
Variably,May-
August 2014
Masonboro
Island (One
Life)
Staff training,ocean kayaking,
beach camping,beach running,
faunal identification and bird
watching, spiritual development,
photography
Orienteering and intercostal navigation, expedition prep, physical
development and hard skills,expedition leadership,water safety
and rescue, expedition risk management, tides and currents,
winds and weather, instructor techniques and strategies,
awareness of ecosystemic relationships,LNT principles and
ethics,practical discernment,conservational awareness,
wilderness kitchen procedures
Bladen County,
NC
August 2014 Tree Sisters
Swamp (One
Life)
Flat-water kayaking,floral and
faunal documentation, bird
watching, photography
Respect for local knowledgeand natural heritage,awareness of
ecosystemic relationships,LNT principles and ethics,
observational development, conservational awareness
Bladen County,
NC
August 2014 Black River
(One Life)
Flat-water kayaking,photography Respect for natural heritage,awareness of ecosystemic
relationships,LNT principles and ethics,observational
development
Toccoa Falls
College
Variably,Fall
of 2012-
Present
Little Falls Hiking,camping, faunal and floral
documentation, photography
Fire-lighting/tending,geological interpretation,awareness of
ecosystemic conditions, orientation experience, LNT ethics
Toccoa Falls
College
Variably,Fall
of 2012-
Present
Toccoa Falls
(top of-)
Hiking,photography, bird watching,
floral documentation.
Awareness of ecosystemic relationships,LNT ethics
Toccoa Falls Variably,Fall
of 2012-Spring
of 2013
The train trestle Hiking,bird watching Orientation experience
Northeast
Georgia
September
2012,
September
2013
The Gorge Hiking,photography Geological interpretation,respect for local knowledge
Northeast GA October 2012 Panther Creek Night hiking,camping Respect for local knowledge,awareness of ecosystemic
relationships
Northeast GA November
2012
Tugaloo River Canoeing, kayaking,wet-weather
camping,bird watching
Respect for local and cultural knowledge,canoeing, orienteering
Northeast GA Variably,
Springof 2013
Camp Mikel Certifications,hiking Awareness of ecosystemic relationships,respectfor local
knowledge, Conservational awareness,observational
development
Northeast GA April 2013 Mount Yonah Hiking,basic bouldering,spotting,
photography, flora and fauna
documentation
Geological interpretation,observational development, practical
discernment
4. Northeast GA Summer of
2013
Hemlock Falls Hiking,photography, flora
documentation
System navigation of Nikon DX, respect for local knowledge
Northeast GA Summer of
2013
WildcatFalls Hiking,photography, flora
documentation
Respect for local knowledge, orientation experience, system
navigation of Nikon DX
Northeast GA Summer of
2013
Raven Cliffs Hiking,photography, climbing Respect for local knowledge,system navigation of Nikon DX,
geological interpretation
Northeast GA September 27-
28, 2013
Appalachian
Trail (Neel’s
gap—Cow
Rock)
Hiking,camping, bird watching, Trek preparation,outdoor living, respectfor local knowledge,LNT
principlesand ethics,observational development, practical
discernment
Eastern NC October 17-
20, 2013
20mi in the
ShiningRock
Wilderness
Area
Hiking,camping, backpacking Trek preparation,outdoor living, backcountry group leadership,
respect for local knowledge, orienteering, group leadership
development, group development, risk management, geological
interpretation, ecosystemic relationships,LNT principlesand
ethics,practical discernment
Northeast GA November 9-
10, 2013
Athens Y-Camp Camp programming and leadership Risk management, backcountry group leadership, leadership
development, camper development, team-buildingactivities,
camp kitchen procedures,LNT principles and ethics
Northeast GA November 14-
17, 2013
BartramTrail Wet-weather hiking,backpacking,
camping,
Trek preparation,backcountry education, backcountry group
leadership,orienteering, risk management, group development,
leadership development, LNT principles and ethics,practical
discernment,
5. Conferences/Workshops/Seminars/Certifications
Date Location Host Event Topic
1 January 2012 Galapagos,
Ecuador
Professional
Association of Diving
Instructors
Open Water Scuba Diver
Licensure
Level 2 – Autonomous Diver Standard (valid for life)
26 February 2013 Camp Mikel, GA Georgia Dept. of
Natural Resources
Georgia Project Wild
Workshop
Certification permitfor ProjectWild/Aquatic Wild
curriculum
23 April 2013 Camp Mikel, GA Georgia Dept. of
Natural Resources,
Environmental
Protection Divs.
Georgia Adopt-a-Stream
Workshop
Chemical QA/QC Volunteer certification (valid 1yr)
23 April 2013 Camp Mikel, GA Georgia Dept. of
Natural Resources,
Environmental
Protection Divs.
Georgia Adopt-a-Stream
Workshop
Biological QA/QC Volunteer certification (valid 1yr)
23 March 2014 Toccoa Falls
College, GA
Toccoa Falls College Wilderness First
Responder trainingcourse
Wilderness FirstResponder
March 2014 Nantahalla,NC ACA Landmark
Learning
ACA Swift Water Rescue
Workshop
Swift Water Rescue
June 2014 Winnabow,NC American Canoeing
Association
One Life Creation Camp
Intern
Level 2 – Touring Instructor
December 2014 Orlando,FL Christian Camps &
Conferences
Association
National Conference Lift: Prepare to Soar (Role: CCCA Program Assistant)
January 2015 Boonville,NY Toccoa Falls College Winter Expedition Module Winter Outdoor Leadership; Group CoachingModule