John Moriarty is the Senior Manager of Wildlife at Three Rivers Park District and has been with the Park District for 15 years. He has been involved in many of the wildlife restoration efforts and initiated the snake and butterfly efforts. John has led several projects to increase prairie habitat in the Park District. John likes exploring natural areas and looking for all types of plants and animals, but especially turtles.

Formerly a teacher with 18 years of classroom experience, Ann has been sharing her love of the outdoors with people in one capacity or another all her life. Ann’s outdoor recreation experience includes running an outdoor adventure company in the mountains of Southern California, backpacking in California, Oregon, Washington and Colorado, canoe and Voyageur canoe guiding in Northern Wisconsin, numerous BWCA trips with friends, and working with the Outdoor Recreation School of Three Rivers Parks for the past 10 years. Ann has a particular love for disc golf having grown up playing Frisbee in Southern California.