Experts by Specialty: Naturalist
Malcolm Campbell
Native New Zealander Malcolm Campbell is a professional naturalist and birder who has worked for 20 years on conservation and environmental issues in his country's national parks, forests, and coastal marine environments. He has led many National Geographic Expeditions in New Zealand and will share his in-depth knowledge of his country's people, political history, flora and fauna, and indigenous Māori culture... More »
Kitty Coley
Kitty Coley is a geologist, naturalist, and avid birder who serves as a consultant to National Geographic magazine for articles related to her expertise and has led expeditions for National Geographic for more than eight years. She worked as a geologist for 15 years before becoming involved full-time in expedition travel... More »
Roman Dial
A professor at Alaska Pacific University, Roman Dial teaches courses in ecology, outdoor skills, and math. He has climbed, hiked, and skied across the major mountain ranges of Alaska... More »
Kirt Kempter
Kirt Kempter is a field geologist and teacher based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A Fulbright Fellow, Kirt has led many geologic expeditions to Bryce, Zion, and Grand Canyon National Parks, and has published numerous geologic maps and articles on the geology of the American Southwest... More »
John Ninnemann
John Ninnemann is Professor of Biology and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. A long time resident of the West, John has spent the last decade studying the Anasazi and Fremont cultures of the region, spending as much time as possible in the canyon country of the Colorado Plateau... More »
Eduardo Shaw
Eduardo Shaw grew up on the pampas of Argentina and has lived with his family in northwestern Patagonia for the past 18 years. A former teacher and now a naturalist and lecturer, he is deeply involved in local foundations and community projects that promote sustainable development... More »
Carl Tobin
Carl Tobin is an Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Outdoor Studies at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. He has studied human-caused damage in a riparian zone in Colorado, written a book on the climbing history of a section of the Alaska Range, and mentored students in environmental issues that include the effects of vehicle erosion on public lands, changes in wetlands in the Anchorage area, and re-vegetation of abandoned oil drilling sites... More »
Kurt Westenbarger
Writer and wilderness guide Kurt Westenbarger has led camping, backpacking, river running, and Nordic skiing trips in the American West for more than thirty years. His articles on the history and natural history of the Rocky Mountains have appeared in Bicycling, Outdoor Life, Montana Magazine, West Yellowstone News and Big Sky’s Lone Peak Lookout... More »
