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| Our team The members of NEST have a huge collective experience in the field of earth education, environmental education, biodiversity conservation and environmental management. The range of skills and experience ensure inspiring delivery of some of the most effective programmed responses to sustainable living available to date. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Bruce Ferguson has been sharing his interest in the natural world and the environment with young and old alike for 26 years. Working as a professional naturalist and environmental educator since 1985 he is a knowledgeable and skilled environmental interpreter as well as a qualified biologist. He has been a working Associate of the Institute for Earth Education since 1989 and has been delivering earth education programmes both residentially and non-residentially since then. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Jim Grant works in environmental education and interpretation, after many years as a primary school teacher and adviser in inner city schools and nature parks. Jim now also specialises in using living history and story experiences to heighten our awareness of the natural world and our dependence upon the natural environment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Phil Macari has been earth educating and ‘earth learning’ since 1990, and is current chair and co-director of NEST. He has a BSc Environmental Studies, is a full member of the Institute for Ecological and Environmental Managers and has 27 years of practical nature conservation, community/personal development and interpretation experience, but is still as fresh as a daisy. He knows earth education is an effective way to develop thoughtful, caring and useful ‘environmental citizens’. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Liz Beech has over 20 years experience as an environmental education practitioner in a Country Park and Community Farm setting. However, her initial training was in Fine Art and so creativity, practicality and visual awareness play a natural and important part in her approach to being and sharing in the outdoors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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