Seriously learn to be a good writer and speaker as you will have many opportunities to write papers or newspaper articles and to speak to the public about your field. He enjoys folk music, rocks and minerals, and studying Celtic culture. I am lucky in that my family actively supports and participates in my career. We love to go to parks to take walks, to learn about nature, to observe and enjoy animals and birds. My family enjoys hearing about what I am learning and doing whether it is studying and inventorying the species at a park or protecting habitats and ecosystems.
Nature is part of all of our daily lives.
Matthew shares that funding for full-time interpreters is disappearing. So, it is becoming very important for parks, zoos, and museums to find volunteers who are committed to the field and to train them as docents who can share knowledge with the public. Technology is also going to play a key role in helping to share information and knowledge about nature with people. Matthew sees more and more parks, zoos, and museums turning to multimedia to help tell the stories about animals, birds, plant life, ecosystems, and conservation. Like many others who go into a career that they will really enjoy, Matthew wakes up every day excited to go to work.