Steve Wood has been watching whales and birds in the
Gulf of the Farallones and off California's coast professionally for ten years. He developed an interest in sea life during college at
UC Berkeley and earned a master's degree in
marine biology from
UCLA in 1999. He has worked for the
National Park Service and several non-profit organizations involved in environmental stewardship, including
The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito. Beyond a deep love for the ocean, whales, and amphipod crustaceans, he also enjoys
Henrik Ibsen plays and soccer. Steve also has an interest in community response to emergencies and certified as a
Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician in 2006.