Hi! My name is Erin Ballantyne and I am a SSU Fairfield Osborne Naturalist. I am a biochemistry at Sonoma State University and I love exploring and discovering. Nature holds a special place in my heart because it helps me connect with this beautiful life! Nature helps us rediscover who it is we are meant to be. It refreshes and enlightens, it makes us feel alive in ways nothing else can. Nature allows us to explore and discover new things every time we look. It has beauty and adventure.