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	Cindy Crosby has a passion for connecting people&rsquo;s hearts and minds with the natural world. She speaks and teaches on many topics, including writing, backpacking, natural history, prairies, and faith. Her audiences include backpackers, kayakers, publishing professionals, librarians, aspiring writers, book clubs, religious groups, and nature organizations.</p>
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	Cindy is the author or compiler of seven books, and a contributor to nine others, including The Tallgrass Prairie Reader forthcoming from University of Iowa Press (2014). She has written more than five hundred articles and reviews for many periodicals and websites, including <em>Books &amp; Culture</em>, <em>Backpacker</em>, <em>The Christian Century</em>, <em>Christianity Today</em>, <em>Mars Hill Review</em>, <em>Quiet Spaces</em>, and <em>Wild Ones Journal</em>. Her poetry has been featured in <em>The Prairie Light Review</em>, <em>Seeding the Snow</em>, <em>The DuPage Sierran</em>, and <em>A Prairie Journal</em>. Her essay &ldquo;Blowing Bubbles: Much Ado About Nothing&rdquo; was the winner of the Paul Gruchow Nature Essay contest in 2013.</p>
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	She teaches adult natural history classes at The Morton Arboretum, where she is a docent and steward supervisor. As part of her stewardship work, she leads a weekly tallgrass prairie restoration group, participates in prescribed burns, and removes invasive plants from natural areas. Cindy is a National Association for Interpretation Certified Interpretive Guide and Master Gardener, who also holds four certifications from The Morton Arboretum: Natural History-Interpretation, Natural History-Natural Areas, Steward Supervisor, and Woodlands, totaling more than 200 hours of class and field work. She led a faith-based community environmental group, The Earthlings, for four years.</p>
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	Cindy is the dragonfly monitor for the Schulenberg Prairie at The Morton Arboretum and also at Nachusa Grasslands in Franklin Grove, IL, a Nature Conservancy site. She also serves on Nachusa&#39;s outreach committee, helping prepare for the changes bison will bring to the site&rsquo;s tallgrass prairies in 2014. She is a member of the program committee for the National Association for Interpretation Region 5. Cindy is currently completing her Master&#39;s degree in Environmental Education and Interpretation at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.&nbsp;</p>
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	Cindy was Artist in Residence (2005) at Isle Royale National Park where she later served as a volunteer in the park, park guide, and national park ranger. Cindy was also a jury member for Isle Royale&#39;s Artist in Residence program for three years. She has volunteered more than 500 hours at the national parks and more than 1,000 hours at The Morton Arboretum in addition to her paid work.</p>
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	When she&rsquo;s not out chasing dragonflies, reading, hiking, or kayaking, you&rsquo;ll find Cindy enjoying her backyard garden with her husband Jeff in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.</p>
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