Participants in Speak to the Wild came from many walks of life and brought with them a diverse array of experience and expertise. They were united in their love of wilderness and a deep concern at recent trends in Canada’s relation to its wild places and the animals – and people – who depend on wildness.
Speak to the Wild Participants: September 2013
| Name | Handle | Wiki-Entry |
| Lyn Baldwin | botanist, professor | |
| Elias Baumgarten | philosopher, professor | |
| Nancy Baron | environmentalist, writer | |
| Curtis Björk | botanist, local resident | |
| David Boyd | environmental lawyer, professor | |
| Nicholas Bradley | writer, professor | |
| Robert Bringhurst | poet, typographer, writer | wikipedia:Robert_Bringhurst |
| Natasha Bush | ecologist | |
| Sharon Butala | writer, novelist | wikipedia:Sharon_Butala |
| Dick Cannings | biologist, writer | |
| Syd Cannings | naturalist, writer | |
| Ted Chamberlin | writer, former professor | |
| Sandy Crane | musician, local resident | |
| Lorna Crozier | poet, professor | wikipedia:Lorna_Crozier |
| Tom Dickinson | biologist, professor | |
| Erin Ellerbeck | assistant professor | |
| Tom Fleischner | naturalist, professor | |
| Andrew Gertge | naturalist | |
| Peter Goddard | historian, professor | |
| Trevor Goward | lichenologist, local resident | |
| Trina Gregson | teacher, local resident | |
| Ray Grigg | conservationist, writer | wikipedia:The_Tao_of_Zen |
| Mark Haddock | environmental lawyer, professor | |
| Trevor Herriot | naturalist, writer | |
| Karen Hofmann | poet, professor | |
| Anna Johnston | environmental lawyer | |
| Patrick Lane | poet, writer | wikipedia:Patrick_Lane |
| Doris Laner | artist, local resident | |
| Jacquie Lanthier | environmentalist, teacher | |
| Tim Lilburn | poet, essayist | wikipedia:Tim_Lilburn |
| Kem Luther | writer, retired dean | |
| Dan McAllister | ecologist | |
| Susan McCaslin | poet, retired professor | wikipedia:Susan_McCaslin |
| Emily McGiffin | poet, environmentalist | |
| Keith McNeil | journalist | |
| Andrew McKinlay | environmentalist | |
| Janet McVittie | professor | |
| Erik Milton | lighthouse keeper, local resident | |
| Faisal Moola | environmentalist, professor | |
| Joan Morris | Songhees Nation | |
| Jane Munro | poet | |
| Sharon Neufeld | herbalist, local resident | |
| Nastassja Noell | biologist | |
| Susan Pinkus | environmentalist | |
| Philipp Resl | botanist | |
| Laurie Ricou | writer, professor | |
| Candace Savage | naturalist, writer | wikipedia:Candace_Savage |
| Karena Schmidt | naturalist | |
| Melanie Seibert | poet, writer | wikipedia:Melanie_Siebert |
| George Sipos | poet, arts administrator | |
| Toby Spribille | lichenologist | |
| John Steffler | poet, writer | wikipedia:John_Steffler |
| Laura Stewart | naturalist, songwriter | |
| Nancy Turner | ethnobotanist, professor | wikipedia:Nancy_Turner |
| Saskia Wolsak | educator | |
| Peter Wood | environmentalist | |
| Ken Wright | naturalist | |
| Mike Youds | journalist | |
| Jan Zwicky | poet, philosopher | wikipedia:Jan_Zwicky |