Sarrah Claman

Sarrah (she her) grew up in Colorado but found her connection to rivers while paddling the unceded waters of the Temagami, Anishinabewak, and Moose Cree in Northern Quebec and Ontario. Since then, rivers have shaped her passion for community, conservation, and connection to the natural world.

Guiding since 18, Sarrah began with youth canoe expeditions before moving into raft/kayak guiding on the Salmon River, the ancestral lands of the Nez Perce and Shoshone Bannock. With a background in gender studies, trauma-informed education, and nature-based psychology, she fosters spaces where people can connect with land, water, and each other, believing these relationships inspire stewardship and care for wild places and the communities that rely on them.

Based in White Salmon, Washington, Sarrah is a midwifery student and works in the nonprofit world supporting land and river-based learning for Native youth. She is very active outdoors and finds joy in the simple magic of being outside, sharing meals, feeding and supporting community, and returning again and again to rivers as spaces of deep listening, reflection, play, and laughter.