A retired Nature Educator/Parks Manager with the District of North Vancouver’s Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre and Department of Natural Parkland, Kevin studied Outdoor Recreation Management at Capilano University, and Geography at Simon Fraser University. A lifelong birdwatcher, he has devoted much of his life to preserving wildlife habitat and promoting conservation, most notably at the Maplewood Conservation Area (MCA) which he helped save from development in 1992.
Kevin’s contributions have also included leading nature walks and bird surveys, and growing trees and shrubs for habitat enhancement projects at Maplewood and other sites around the Lower Mainland. For many years he conducted monthly water bird surveys for Bird Studies Canada and annual breeding bird surveys for the Canadian Wildlife Service.
Kevin is past president of Nature Vancouver, Western Canada Wilderness Committee and the B.C Field Ornithologists. He currently serves on the Board of Directors with the Wild Bird Trust of B.C., which operates the Maplewood Conservation Area.
