Jess Rice

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Jess Rice is the Founder and President of wildHERness, an organization dedicated to connecting women with the outdoors through adventure, learning, and community. She has an immense love for wild places, wild things and wild women. When she’s not organizing events or mentoring others, Jess can be found in Maine raising her own wildlings alongside her husband, sharing in the adventures that inspired wildHERness from the start.

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10/29/2025

When Sarah signed up for the rifle class at GO WYLD, an annual women’s weekend hosted by wildHERness, it felt more like a dare to herself than a fully confident decision. She had always been curious, maybe even admired the idea of women who could