Photo: Quabbin Reservoir by John Burk

John Burk

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John Burk is a freelance nature/outdoor photographer and writer from Petersham. He is a regular contributor to Natural New England magazine, coauthored the recent 'Twenty Years, Twenty Hikes' guide produced by the Mount Grace Land Trust, and has contributed to a variety of other projects and institutions. His current projects include finishing up a hiking guide to central Massachusetts, including several preserves in the North Quabbin region, and working on a larger-scale guide to natural areas of New England.

John has worked full-time on a variety of projects at Harvard Forest since 1997, including landscape research on timber harvesting, historical forest composition, land ownership patterns, and primary accounts of the New England landscape. He also managed the archives and library during this time, which includes a unique collection of landscape records. He holds an MA in regional studies from the University of Maine, with a specialization in environmental history and policy. In addition to exploring central Massachusetts and New England, John has traveled to a number of natural areas including Yellowstone, Yosemite, Sequoia, Great Smoky Mountain, Everglades, Haleakala (Hawaii), Acadia, and Badlands National Parks.

John Burk
324 North Main Street
Petersham, MA

Email: jbphotos2002@yahoo.com