Gareth Thomson
Environmental Educator & BirderAbout Gareth Thomson
Gareth is a career environmental educator and certified interpretive guide with a passion for connecting people to nature and conservation. His interest in birds began as a child, fueled by his mother's interest and his time spent on a family farm outside Ottawa. One winter in his teens he spent many long evenings listening to birdsong tapes and poring over Peterson’s ‘Field Guide to the Birds;’ the following spring was truly memorable as, one by one, he met a multitude of new bird species as they arrived in waves during migration. He’s been privileged to bird in numerous North American locations and Central American countries such as Mexico, Belize, and Costa Rica, topped off by several memorable experiences in Europe and southern Africa. Gareth lives in Alberta, Canada, where he is Executive Director of a community environmental group in the Bow Valley, dividing his free time between birdwatching, parenting three exceptional young people, and walking hand in hand with his wife, Kelly.
Trip Reports & Blogs
- Belize & Tikal Trip Report (Feb 21 - Mar 3, 2026)
- Quebec in Fall: Birds & Whales Trip Report 2025
- Narwhals and Polar Bears Trip Report (Jun 6 - 13, 2025)
- Canadian Rockies: Waterton Lakes trip report (May 30 - Jun 4, 2025)
- Costa Rica Sampler Trip Report (Jan 18 - 29, 2025)
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- Canadian Rockies: Waterton Lakes trip report (May 28 - Jun 2, 2024)
- Belize & Tikal Trip Report (Jan 19 - 29, 2024)
- Quebec: Birds & Whales Trip Report 2023
- Alberta Birds and Dinosaurs Trip Report (May 26 - 29, 2023)
- Quebec in Fall - Birds & Whales, Trip Report 2022
- Quebec in Fall – Birds and Whales Tour Report Sept 2021


