QUEST NATURE TOURS

Growing up in a family that took regular summer camping trips throughout Canada and the United States, Glenn's interest in nature and the outdoors began early in life. He pursued those goals by attending the University of Guelph where he graduated with a B.Sc., specialization in Wildlife Biology. With interests in both biology and environmental education, Glenn worked for the Wellington County School Board helping teachers and students naturalize portions of school properties to provide learning opportunities for students. Glenn also led outdoor education programs at the University of Guelph's Arboretum and Mountsberg Conservation Area, and he volunteered at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge in California for six months, where he participated in all facets of this NWR's busy environmental education program.

Employed as a Wildlife Technician for Environment Canada since 1994, Glenn assists with a wide range of wildlife toxicology and population conservation projects on birds, herpetofauna and mammals at study sites throughout the Great Lakes Basin. Glenn gained additional fieldwork experience assisting with studies in Alaska on Black-legged Kittiwakes and in the Galapagos Islands where he camped for five months on Espanola Island. During his time on Espanola he studied the reproductive ecology of Nazca and Blue-footed Boobies, had the thrilling opportunity to band Waved Albatross chicks and snorkelled almost every day enjoying the amazing underwater environment found in Galapagos! Each year he enjoys showing a new group of Quest clients this hidden part of the Galapagos and sharing with them tales from his five-month camping adventure.

A keen naturalist and published nature photographer, he has pursued both interests while travelling throughout all Canadian provinces, many parts of USA and a lot of Ecuador. A Past President of the Hamilton Naturalists' Club, Glenn continues to be an active member involved in leading hikes, writing articles for the Club newsletter The Wood Duck, participating in land trust activities, and taking on leadership roles in Club projects such as the publication of the Birds of Hamilton and Surrounding Areas book and the Nature In Your Neighbourhood community initiative.

A Quest tour leader since 2002, Glenn has led trips to the Galapagos and the Southern Ontario Spring Migration tour. To view some of Glenn's photos from past Galapagos trips please visit: www.pbase.com/glenn_barrett/ecuador

Glenn lives in Southern Ontario with his family where they enjoy hiking, biking, camping, paddling and making music together.