FOWR Member Spotlight - the fabulous Nancy Rudner!
Nancy is a graduate of the Katie Moncrief School of the Wekiva, paddling 1000 hours over 15-20 years with the legendary river keeper. Additionally, Nancy is a nurse, public health leader, master gardener and kayaker. She has kayaked all of the navigable Wekiva and Little Wekiva and participated in river cleanups. She water samples as a volunteer with LakeWatch (similar to Springswatch). She teaches nursing full-time as a professor at Medical University of South Carolina (mostly remote).
Nancy shared some of her background and hopes for the Wekiva Basin and answered a few other fun questions for us. Enjoy!
What's your earliest memory of the Wekiva River? Udeth (now my spouse) took me to the river to try to convince me I could move to Florida.
What's your favorite animal and plant in the Wekiva Basin? Tricolor herons and pickerel weed
What do you wish people knew about the river? That it is fragile and we can protect it.
What's your favorite thing about the river? Its magic.
Favorite memory on the river? Paddling with Katie
Biggest hope for the river's future? That more people learn of love the river and care, protect it.
Do you have any unusual skills or hobbies? Speak and write in Spanish? Advocacy. Writing.
What do you like to do for fun? Kayak.