What makes a place matter?
Find your sense of place connection.
Interpretive training, keynotes, and public programs grounded in story, meaning, and sense of place.
with ERICA WHEELER
When people recognize their own connection to a place, something shifts.
Meaning deepens. Connection becomes personal. Caring begins.
At the heart of my work is a simple truth: personal connection to places inspires caring.
For more than two decades, I’ve worked with communities, organizations, and individuals to find, develop, and share stories of connection in ways that help both people and places thrive.
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Ways to Work Together
For Organizations · Communities · Individuals
Interpretive Training
For natural and cultural heritage sites, parks, museums, learning centers, and organizations.
Practical, skill-based training for interpreters who want to create programs and media that are more meaningful, engaging, and memorable.
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Sense of Place Keynotes
For conferences, gatherings, and events focused on wellness, tourism, preservation, and community.
Keynotes that invite people to think more deeply about place, story, meaning, and the role connection plays in how we care for what we hold in common.
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Public Programs
Concerts, workshops, classes, and retreats for individuals and communities.
Experiences that invite reflection, discovery, and a deeper sense of connection to place, story, and belonging.
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“You are missing out if you aren’t booking Erica for a workshop or training. Her “sense of place” concept featured excellent hands-on exercises in an area so often perceived as intangible, while her keynote was just the dose of inspiration we needed.”
—Chief of Interpretation, Arkansas State Parks and Tourism
Hello. I’m Erica Wheeler, the founder of Sense of Place Consulting.
I’m glad you’ve found your way here.
I offer interpretive training, keynotes, community programs, and writing courses shaped by decades of work with parks, museums, historic sites, organizations, and communities across the country.
In my programs, I share practices and tools that help people uncover the layers of time, story, and meaning around them. People leave with practical skills they can use in their personal or professional work, and with a stronger sense of connection to themselves, their surroundings, and one another.
“We brought Erica in to help us master the art of storytelling and to learn how to share the meaning of these places even more effectively. When I’d worked with Erica before, it was one of the most meaningful experiences of my career. I was thrilled by seeing the growth in rangers and the inspiration they gleaned.”
— National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington
Everyone has stories of place and belonging,
waiting to be remembered and revealed.
Let’s find yours.
Appalachian Trail Conservancy, NextGen Summit, Mount Greylock, MA
Curious about working together?
For Interpreters
Design programs and media that invite deeper engagement, meaning, and connection.
For Communities
Bring people together through concerts and workshops rooted in shared stories and place.
For Writers and Creatives
Find clarity, strengthen your voice, and uncover stories rooted in place and meaning.
“Erica’s workshop rekindled my connection to nature that first inspired me to work in this field, and I left with the tools and resolve to tap more into the power of place as well as the inspiration to help others do the same.”
— Claire Dacey, Naturalist, Educator, Artist, MA
