Find the stories of place and belonging,
waiting to be remembered, revealed, and shared.

Inspired interpretive training and community programs

Creative techniques and practical tools for parks, museums, heritage sites,
communities, and individuals. to create narratives, design experiences, and cultivate a sense of place.

Erica Wheeler

“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 the dose of inspiration we needed.”

—Chief of Interpretation, Arkansas State Parks and Tourism

Sense of Place Advocate • Trainer • Speaker • Songwriter • Creative Mentor

Erica Wheeler

An award-winning singer-songwriter, interpretive trainer, and TEDx speaker, Erica works with parks, museums, and heritage sites across North America, supporting staff as they deepen their storytelling skills, boost visitor engagement, and enhance interpretive practices. She has trained more than 45 National Park Service sites to date. As a keynote speaker, she explores themes of tourism, storytelling, sense of place, and stewardship, and has spoken at several of the Governor’s Conferences on Tourism and at other national events.

Erica offers a blend of creativity, reflection, and connection combined with practical tools and a proven framework to help you bring stories to life in ways that inspire and engage. For more about Erica>>

“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, Artist, Historian, MA

Explore my offerings.

Whether you are seeking professional development training or a nourishing creative experience, my Sense of Place and Story programs help you discover and deepen your connections to places, find stories that matter, and gain the skills you need to share those stories powerfully.

Interpretive Training

For parks, museums, heritage sites, and mission-based organizations whose work involves connecting people and place. Skill-based comprehensive training.

Writing Programs

For the curious seeker to published authors who love exploring ways to bring their stories to life and long for a meaningful writing practice. Generative writing to masterclasses and mentoring.

Keynotes

For community organizations, conferences, public and private events, seeking to inspire meaningful connections, celebrate connections to ourselves, our places, and each other. 

“If anyone can rally the preservation troops to get “a sense of place” off the endangered species list, it's Erica Wheeler.”

—Workshop participant, Upton Forest State Park, MA

The places you love have shaped you.
The stories you carry matter.

Let’s bring your stories to life.

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