She has been an active professional in the field of experiential education for nearly 30 years. She helped start an undergraduate major and minor emphasis in outdoor education at Texas A&M, and she is certified by the Wilderness Education Association as an outdoor leadership instructor. Bunting has conducted numerous teacher trainings and conference programs on the topics in this book and was instrumental in starting and expanding the Texas Outdoor Education Association. She is a past president of the Council on Outdoor Education for the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.