Recent Projects
Heritage Interpretation in the Poconos, Pennsylvania
 July. Jon and Fermata, Inc. are developing an interpretive framework for all of the Poconos region and Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania. Jon will also facilitate a feasibility study for a guide certification program in the Poconos.
Covering Conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef
 April. The Summit Foundation hired Jon to study and write about its many funded projects for the conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef. After visiting Mexico and Belize, reading dozens of background documents, and conducting 45 interviews, Jon wrote a photojournalistic report about the reef, focusing on learning, engagement, and enforcement.
Jon and TNC/CATIE Write Paper on Implementation Barriers
San José, Costa Rica. July. Jon is lead authoring a paper based on a study done by staff from The Nature Conservancy, and CATIE that investigated why so many management plans in Costa Rica go unimplemented.
Public Use Planning Workshop in Belize
 February. UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre along with partners The Nature Conservancy and the United Nations Foundation sponsored a five-day workshop to introduce members of Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Amigos de Sian Ka'an, Belize Audubon Society who manage the Belize Barrier Reef System, and The Nature Conservancy to the Public Use Planning Program, a program developed by Jon while working at Rare and managed by Rare. Jon led the workshop in Belize. Above he presents participants with an important choice they must make. Photo by Guadalupe Salomon.
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Speaking
Lecture Tour in Cameroon and Liberia on Ecotourism Development
  August, Africa. Jon earned his second Strategic Speaker Initiative Grant with the US State Department, this time to visit Africa for two weeks to discuss environmental protection via ecotourism development. His last grant took him to Ecuador and Bolivia last September on the topic of environmental interpretation.
Presented at 4th International Partners in Flight Conference
February, McAllen, Texas. Representing Fermata, Inc., Jon made a presentation entitled “Interpretation Engages People, Forges Relationships” as part of the Engagement in the 21st Century workshop, coordinated by Fermata president, Ted Eubanks. Partners in Flight aims to promote intercontinental migratory bird conservation.
Presented Paper at Latin American  Parks Congress
October 07. Jon presented a paper at the Congress in Bariloche, Argentina on the barriers to park planning implementation. He represents the World Heritage Centre/UNESCO. He presented the same paper on the session about park planning.
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Personal News
Dion Featured in Woodworking Blog
 29 May. After visiting the This Is the Place State Park in Salt Lake City, a living historical village from the time of Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith and so impressing the furniture maker with his hammering skills, Dion appeared on his blog as the craftsman's youngest apprentice. See full text or see blog live.
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