Biography

Tiff Bollhorn is an Environmental Author and Educator.  Tiff first fell in love with the natural world as a child. Adventuring deep into the Canadian wilderness on canoe trips each summer,  grew her wild love and curiosity for the Earth, leading her to pursue sciences, studying Oceanography, Geology and an undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences.

With a Masters degree in Environmental Education, Tiff has been sharing her love for the Earth through teaching ecological and sustainability education for over 15 years.  She has taught for an array of environmental organizations including nearly a decade at CERES Community Environment Park in Melbourne. She also has years of experience as a school-garden teacher and has also been a sustainability facilitator the Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI).

Inspired by her years of teaching, Tiff has co-authored WONDER EARTH with Zanni Louise, a children’s picture book about our wondrous connections to the Earth in everyday life. Tiff is excited to be using this book to run Ecoliteracy Workshops for schools and events,  celebrating life and connection, weaving together art and science.  Since becoming an author, Tiff has presented with the Byron Writers Festival StoryBoard program, and at events such as the Sidestep Kids Festival hosted by Roundabout Theatre and at the Dark Science-New Moon Science Week Program hosted by the Lismore Regional Gallery.

Have you ever wondered what it means to belong to a living home, full of colors, patterns and connections? Did you know we are connected to flowers, seashells and dinosaurs everyday of our lives? Grow your Ecoliteracy and explore creative writing for the Earth with Tiff. 

Tiff is passionate about combining Ecoliteracy (understanding how the Earth works) with creative writing to explore and grow our relationship to Nature. She believes in teaching the importance of Story-both in hearing the stories around us of living world we’ve forgotten how to hear,  and the importance of a creating a new cultural story of abundance, beauty and health for a positive future.

Tiff offers a unique approach in her teaching, offering a deep appreciation for the beauty and wisdom in Nature, inspiring a renewed earth kinship in children.  Her workshops, joining ecology and creativity, hope to inspire children to be curious, appreciate, and better understand all that we are connected to and a part of, inspiring an open mind and heart for all that we can become.