Recent Projects
Proceedings-Guide on Environmental Interpretation Presented in Bolivia
30 September. Based on the four-day workshop Jon gave last September in Bolivia, workshop organizers compiled content of the workshop and fashioned it into a manual, presented on 30 September for use at a Bolivian university.
Heritage Interpretation in the Poconos, Pennsylvania & Illinois River Valley
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. Also working on a framework for the Illinois River Valley which goes from Chicago to the Mississippi River.
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 Writing Papers 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.
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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 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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