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David Lukas | Yosemite Naturalist

Lead Naturalist Hiking Guide
Yosemite Nature Tours

David Lukas Enjoying the SIerra Nevada
David Lukas Enjoying the SIerra Nevada

David Lukas has been a professional naturalist and writer for 25 years. Over this time he conducted hundreds of nature tours and classes in places as far away as Central America, but he has been focusing on natural history programs and walks in the Sierra Nevada for the past 15 years. Currently he divides his time between studying and writing about nature, and teaching people about all aspects of the natural world.

David is the author of many books, including Sierra Nevada Natural History, the classic hiker’s handbook to plants and animals of the Sierra Nevada. His most recent book, Sierra Nevada Birds, is the first comprehensive guide to the life history stories of all the birds that occur in the Sierra Nevada (www.lukasguides.com). He also wrote the environment chapter for the Lonely Planet travel guide to Yosemite National Park, and has written several hundred newspaper and magazine articles on numerous nature topics.

David is an accomplished tour leader, with an extensive body of knowledge about the natural world and an easy-going style. On his walks he loves to weave together stories about the intriguing lives of plants and animals and how they fit into the landscape. With David you might learn about “theoretical immortality” in quaking aspens, or about the ways that trees “talk” with each other through their roots. You’ll be as likely to learn about the blue colors in a jay feather, as well as how bees shake pollen out of shooting star flowers or about the inner structures of granite rocks. A day in the field with David Lukas is a day you’ll never forget!

NATURE EXCURSIONS IN YOSEMITE

Enroll in our Nature Excursions Series as David Lukas shares knowledge of his favorite places with individuals eager to explore the natural history of Yosemite. Hiking Tours will last approximately five hours while the Naturalist Transect will be an all day event. Each excursion requires a minimum of two participants.

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Outings with David are offered throughout the year. Please call 800-886-8009 for his availability.

You may also purchase a copy of one of David’s bird guide books at http://lukasguides.com/

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