Sarrah Claman

Sarrah (she/her) grew up in Colorado but found her connection to rivers 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 started with youth canoe expeditions before moving into raft 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 connect with the land, water, and each other, believing that deepening these relationships inspires stewardship and care for wild spaces and the communities that rely upon them. Based in Bend, Oregon, Sarrah is a midwifery student supporting rural home births and works with river conservation nonprofits serving marginalized communities. She finds joy in the simple magic of being outside—drinking tea by the river, running mountain trails, kayaking, climbing, and mountain biking. She also enjoys printmaking, natural dyeing, foraging for herbal medicines, and cooking/sharing meals with community, believing food, like rivers, brings people together. For Sarrah, rivers are spaces of deep listening, reflection, play, and laughter. Whether guiding, learning, or simply being, she is continually drawn back to their flow.