Robert was born in London, but despite being a city kid, he has always had a passion for nature. As a child, he found nature in all kinds of urban settings. old bomb craters, abandoned (often haunted) buildings and muddy drainage ditches were all fertile ground.
Following school, Robert's career path turned out to be all his teachers most feared. Auto mechanic, pharmaceutical sales, oyster farming, marine bioassays, sewage treatment, garbage collection, urban runoff, renewable energy, toxic lakes and, most recently, columnist. Apparently, he's easily distracted and not particularly good at planning.
Perhaps these life experiences explain why Robert enjoys resource conservation. Every project involves nature, novelty and fascinating people.
These days, Robert gets his nature fix in the surf, forests, lakes and creeks of Santa Cruz County. He hasn’t seen a ghost in a very long time.
Santa Cruz RCD is where smart people get conservation done. Who wouldn’t want to be part of that?