David Clapp
David Clapp is a respected naturalist and teacher who worked extensively in land conservation and habitat management. David has taught at Northeastern University, lectured on strategies for land protection in the United States, Africa, Europe, and Asia, and consulted for an array of governmental and conservation agencies. He spent his professional career working for the Massachusetts Audubon Society and has led Smithsonian Journey adventures for about thirty years. David will lead the July and October 2013 departures.
Patricia Hostiuck
Patty Hostiuck is a popular and respected naturalist who began her career in Alaska as a ranger. Since then she has criss-crossed the state, exploring Alaska from Ketchikan to Attu to Nome for the past 19 years, working as a freelance naturalist and lecturer on numerous expedition ships. Patty’s high-latitude work has also taken her to every northerly nation from the Canadian High Arctic, Greenland and Iceland to Svalbard, Norway and Russia. Over 20 trips to Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego, and Patagonia make for a nearly pole-to-pole career! Well-versed in tropical as well as polar ecosystems, Patty also leads trips throughout the year to the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Honduras, the Caribbean, Baja California, northern Australia, and Borneo. She has led over 50 trips with Smithsonian Journeys. Fun to travel with, she has shared her expertise in mammals, birds, insects, and plants with thousands of fellow explorers in dozens of remote areas. Patty will lead the May, August, and November 2013 departures.
