I originally thought that hiking, climbing and paddling were my passions but really I’m an explorer. Born in Nova Scotia I’ve spent most of my professional and personal time exploring the Acadia Forest Region and adjacent ecozones. Working with province wide divisions of Nova Scotia Dept of Natural Resources for 22 years helped me discover this province and since then I've been venturing throughout the Acadian Forests. I’ve collected plants for herbaria since 1980 and for six years I've lived beside Dr. A.E. Roland, author of the Flora of Nova Scotia. In 1999 I was invited to work on the Irving Project at Acadia University and for the past decade I’ve been exploring the farthest reaches of Acadia University.

The culture of indigenous flora has been a passion and career for me.  My professional experiences in forestry and silviculture allowed me to look into the intrinsic and spiritual nature of forests and the organisms that inhabit them. Twenty years ago there was very little information about the culture of wild flora and its place in modern suburbs. Wild flowers were plowed under, replaced by turf and imported plants. This is changing, in part because of the work conducted at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens and Acadia University. So if you have a question about flora or conservation of the Acadian Forest Region please drop by for a conversation. I might be assisting in the mechanical room, amending plantings in the garden….or climbing Mt Katatdhin.