Paul Tarlowe

Wildlife Education Specialist, NJ Div. of Fish and Wildlife

Today’s Date: 7/20/06

1. What interaction with an animal and/or nature in your life has had the biggest impact on you?

Hiking in the Great Smoky Mts. on a summer vacation trip when I was 10 opened my eyes to nature - I wanted to hike every trail there....

2. Did you have a favorite place in the great outdoors during your childhood?

"The Brook" - a small brook near where I grew up. We spent our summer days there building dams, looking for crayfish, etc....

Now? Well, the Olympic Rain Forest in Washington, Mt. Ranier and Crater Lake are favorite places I've spent time, but now in NJ it would be the mountains/forests of NW New Jersey.

3. As a former zookeeper, I would love to know what your favorite animal is, and why?

Don't really have one...........

4. What do you think is the greatest environmental challenge facing us now, and what do you think will be the greatest challenge in the future?

The environmental illiteracy and unwillingness to sacrifice of the American public.

5. If you could give everyone one piece of advice regarding the environment and our natural resources, what would it be?

We rely on them for our very existence, don't waste/ruin them.