Dawn Again

Doniga Markegard is a wildlife tracker, regenerative rancher, speaker, and the author of Dawn Again: Tracking the Wisdom of the Wild and the young adult adaptation, Wolf Girl: Finding Myself in the Wild. Her teen years in nature school started her on a path that led to a career in animal tracking and then permaculture and ranching on her farm in California, Markegard Family Grass-Fed, where she works to regenerate both soil and community through farming. Using the innovative, carbon-storing methods of regenerative ranching, she’s restoring the land she tends, bringing back native grasses and wildlife. Doniga is a consultant and guest instructor at Nature Awareness Programs around the country, has led retreats in places such as 1440 Multiversity and Canyon Ranch and is a regular speaker at events such as the Bioneers Conference, Food Inspiration Trendsummit, and The Grassfed Exchange. She is a certified educator with Holistic Management International. She has worked with companies such as Patagonia, Tesla and Google, and has been profiled in articles from Civil Eats, FastCompany, GreenBiz, The San Francisco Examiner, and NPR. Doniga was also featured in the award-winning documentary film Kiss the Ground, available on Netflix. She lives in Northern California.