“WRV Gives People Hope”
“WRV gives people hope and agency to make a difference,” says writer and naturalist India Wood. “WRV sees humans as part of nature and that we can make things better for humans and nature.”
That sense of hope led India to leave a gift to WRV in her will. “WRV’s focus on nature, community, and inclusion, is central to me.” She shares how easy it was to include WRV. “I wrote my will, healthcare directive and power of attorney using trustandwill.com. You never know when you’re gonna go, and my wishes are written down.”
India, who discovered allosaurus dinosaur bones at age 12, and whose home is decorated with seashells and animal skulls, books and exquisite photographs taken by her parents, first participated in a 2015 WRV post-flood project at Apple Valley near Lyons. “Half my very good friends are people I met through WRV. I served on the board from 2016 to 2020. I helped rewrite the bylaws, and chaired the Endowment Committee and the committee to hire Ed Self’s successor as executive director, Katherine Postelli.”
“WRV sees humans as part of nature and that we can make things better for humans and nature” India is finishing two books on her solo diagonal crossings from northwest to southeast and then from northeast to southwest in Colorado. Future plans include hiking lightly-travelled trails such as the Denver Basin and the Flat Tops between Glenwood Springs and Steamboat Springs.
If you’re considering including WRV in your will, trust, life insurance, retirement plan or other account, or already have done so, please contact Sarah Egolf-Tarr at (303) 543-1411 ext. 108 or sarah@wrv.org.