About the Principal: Jeremy Garrett,

NaTour Communications

NaTour Communications
65 Stowe St.
Waterbury, VT 05676 USA
Tel/Fax: 802/244-8994
Email: jeremy@natour.us
Web: www.natour.us

Jeremy Garrett is the founder and principal of NaTour Communications, a private consulting firm based in Waterbury, Vermont. His clients include the United Nations Environment Programme, Outside Magazine, international tourism boards, conference planners, state and federal resource agencies, private tour operators and non-governmental organizations. NaTour Communications uses effective communications – including written, verbal and visual media – to bridge the gap between man and nature.

Since 1990, Jeremy has worked in the planning, development and implementation of nature and eco-tourism products. Combining an academic background in wildlife ecology and communications, Jeremy has been recognized internationally for his work in promoting local ecotourism efforts. He previously served as Membership and Publications Director for The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), a membership-based nonprofit association that serves as an international network for the development of responsible travel opportunities that have localized benefits. Jeremy also promoted wildlife funding and nature tourism opportunities through the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, and assisted the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in successfully lobbying for additional federal wildlife funds.

Jeremy strongly believes in providing local areas with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively market their region and natural attributes to the world. To accomplish this, NaTour Communications offers a host of services to effectively promote natural destinations, including target marketing and destination representation; website design, hosting and management; special events planning and promotion; wildlife and interpretive trail design and marketing at the local, regional and state levels; publication development; public relations and lobbying campaigns; and effective training to staff and volunteers. Jeremy has published numerous magazine articles and authored Landscaping for Wildlife: A Guide to the Southern Great Plains, which was published in July 2003 by the University of Oklahoma Press. He regularly speaks at conferences throughout the world.

Jeremy received his Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife ecology with a minor in communications from Oklahoma State University in 1992. He is a member of EcoClub, and belongs to the board of the new cultural nonprofit Angel Conservation.

In 2009, Jeremy and his two partners Liesl Robinson and Joe Pymm formed J2L Events LLC to develop, produce and manage various trade shows, conferences and events.

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