Terry is a freelance naturalist working through his company Deer Dance and other non-profit organizations. He holds a BS in agricultural economics from the University of California at Davis.

Terry was raised on a ranch that sits along the Columbia river near Deer Island, Oregon. After college he opened his first business. After a decade of immersing himself in the business world, he was reconnected with the natural world through one of his first mentors, Tom Brown Jr. It was in 1994 he started Deer Dance and shifted his focus to Outdoors education.

Since 1994 Terry has volunteered for many non-profit organizations while sharing his unique view of the natural world. Terry’s particular expertise and joy is tracking animals, an ancient art that is being rediscovevered in our culture. His passion has always revolved around the awareness that the natural world can teach us. Terry lives with his wife Julie in Portland, Oregon.