Bob Bowles is an award winning writer, artist, photographer and naturalist. Bob is Founder and coordinator of the Ontario Master Naturalist Certificate program offered at Lakehead University in Orillia, Ontario. He has worked on contracts, conducting biological inventories for the Ministry of Natural Resources, Tiny Marsh, Minesing Wetland complex, Severn Sound Environmental Association, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, Wye Marsh and Environmental Defense. The Robert L. Bowles Nature Centre has been named after Bob as a way to honour his lifetime commitment and dedication to preserving and conserving nature.