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Natural Areas Training Academy Graduate Profiles
Tom M. Matthews TomM.Matthews@myfwc.com
Tom M. Matthews has been a Recreation Planner with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Office of Recreation Services since September 2004. He works as part of a team developing and implementing outdoor recreation opportunities on FWC lands, with a focus on wildlife viewing and land management interpretation. Tom specializes in applications of GIS, GPS and other technologies to resource planning and management. Prior to joining FWC, he was Land Management Coordinator for the Crystal River State Buffer Preserve for 7.5 years following 1.5 years as a District Biologist with the Florida Park Service. Tom holds a BS in Natural Resource Conservation from the University of Florida.
As a 6th generation Floridian, Tom can be found kayak fishing, cooking barbecue, and trying to keep up with his 3 kids when not at work.
Tom received his NATA Certificate in May 2001 as part of the first graduating class. He is also one of the instructors for the NATA “Applying Technology to Management” course along with fellow NATA alumnus Ray Mojica.
