Miles Sarvis-Wilburn

Miles Sarvis-Wilburn (he/him) joined LandPaths in 2021 as a part of the Growing Community with Nature initiative. He has years of stewardship experience and is focused on engaging our community through fire ecology, fire resiliency, and pointing out every pollinator he sees. 

Born and raised in San Francisco, Miles has lived in Sonoma County since 2008 following his graduation from Kalamazoo College in Michigan where he received a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Philosophy. He also holds an M.A. in Critical Theory and Creative Research from Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon. In 2017, Miles began working in stewardship, preservation, and ecology, and spent two years developing programs with the Sonoma County Beekeepers Association.  His desire to spend more time on the land brought him to LandPaths where he deepened his connection with the community through stewardship and practicing prescribed fire. 

Miles runs the LandPaths’ Good Fire Program, which seeks to reintroduce fire to LandPaths preserves in a safe, respectful, and meaningful community-oriented way. Through larger-scale prescribed burns conducted in conjunction with local agencies, tribes, and organizations, we offer local fire practitioners new terrain on which to hone their craft. In addition, we reach individuals and communities who are unable to access the conventional wildland firefighting system through smaller-scale “patch burns.”  These approachable burns allow for everyone, from children to elders, to develop a relationship with the land through fire. 

In addition to his work with LandPaths, Miles loves to help others return fire to the land and is a member of the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance EcoCultural Fire Crew and the Sonoma and Marin County Good Fire Alliance.  When not stewarding the land, he can be found making fresh pasta for friends and family and wandering the coast with his incredible wife.