Read Between The Pines

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Alyssa Delle Palme is the Director and Co-Founder of Wild Roots. She is a certified Forest Therapy Guide and Forest School Practitioner. Alyssa graduated with honours from both the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria B.C and from the Broadcast Journalism program at Loyalist College in Belleville, ON. Her news, sports and entertainments stories have been heard over the airwaves in Ottawa (CIDG), Moncton, New Brunswick (CFQM) and Smithers, British Columbia (CFBV). Her debut novel, Summer at Pine Lake, was published by Evernight Teen in 2023. Her second book, Signing Off for the Summer, is scheduled to be released by Evernight Publishing this summer. She has also been published in the Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Family Living Magazine, and Fifty-Five Plus Magazine. Alyssa is passionate about the outdoors and wants to help people deepen their connection to nature.

Myriam Desmarquis is the Founder of Pleine Nature. “Franco-ontarienne” by heart, she has been raising her family and working in Eastern Ontario since 2009.  Her personal practice of yoga, mindfulness and her love of nature have led her to become a certified forest bathing guide. She believes that movement, community and nature are essential ingredients of well-being.

Myriam is also a registered social worker with the Ontario College of social workers and social service workers.