About Joe Gray
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Short biography
Joe is a nature lover and field naturalist who lives on a large island in the North Atlantic Ocean that an infinitesimal proportion of the Earth's beings call Great Britain.
Current volunteer roles
► Volunteer Ranger for a national park
► Regional Champion – Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey (Butterfly Conservation)
► Consulting Editor – The Ecological Citizen
Writing
► Find my posts on the Earth Tongues blog [HERE]
► Find details of my non-fiction relating to ecocentrism and conservation [HERE]
► Find details of my non-fiction relating to natural history [HERE]
► Find details of my fiction [HERE]
Blue-bellied lizard, California, USA
Past roles and activities
Ecocentrism and conservation
► Knowledge Advisor – United Nations' Harmony with Nature programme
► Transcriber – John Muir Trancription Project (University of the Pacific)
► Researcher – Animals in the Room
► Writer – Global Rewilding Alliance
► Co-chair – St Albans Environmental Action Group
Natural history
► Trustee (Chair of Park Management Committee) – Highfield Park Trust
► Associate Tutor – Field Studies Council
► County recorder – Hertfordshire (land bugs)
► Co-organizer – Herts Invertebrate Group
► Editor-in-Chief – The Hertfordshire Naturalist
Fellowships
I have previously held fellowships of the British Naturalists' Association, the Linnean Society, the Royal Entomological Society, and the Zoological Society of London. While all of these organizations do much good work, I made a decision to redirect my annual membership fees to charities that more directly support conservation initiatives.
Education
► MSc in Forestry, Bangor University
► MA gratis and BA Hons in Zoology, Christ's College, University of Cambridge
► Secondary school education, Newent Community School
