About Us at Greystone Nature Preserve
 
Diane Clark is the founder and director of Greystone Nature Preserve. Her 33 years of teaching have included all levels from Penn State University to the Chautauqua Institution’s Nursery School. Recently she has been an Outdoor Adventure Educator at the Cassadaga Job Corps Academy. She has been a speaker and an adamant environmental awareness organizer throughout the US, Europe and Asia. In 1986 Diane joined the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament and walked across the US from LA to DC. She is an active member of the Wolf Clan Teaching Lodge of the Seneca Nation. She  currently is  a special studies instructor at the Chautauqua Institution.  
 
 
Bill Moran is the operational manager of Greystone Nature Preserve.  His love of the outdoors comes from two decades of family camping and the Boy Scout Program. He was an Outdoor Adventure Educator at the Cassadaga Job Corps Academy for the last eight years.  Bill worked as a processing technician and safety committee member for Welch’s for 35 years.  He has been a leader in environmental efforts including the Great Lakes Beach Sweep and Adopt-a-Highway programs. He is a US Army veteran .  He studied Earth Sciences at SUNY Fredonia and is certified in CPR, Wilderness and  Standard First Aid.
 
Little Bear loves to please. An Australian Shepherd who enlivens any event. He will fetch a ball, continuously.
Therapy Dogs and totem animals help to connect us to the natural world. We encourage children to step out of their comfort zone and experience nature from an animal’s point of view.