Tom Tyning

Tom Tyning is professor of environmental science at Berkshire Community College, former field biologist and master naturalist for the Mass Audubon Society, author of A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles, and founder of the Berkshire Natural History Conference. Tyning brings his authority and enthusiasm to everything he does, from teaching, to work on Salamander Tunnels in Amherst, to research on the local rattlesnake and butterfly populations. “Tom is one of the greatest naturalists Berkshire County has ever known,” says Rene Wendell of The Nature Conservancy, “but more importantly, he inspires and introduces novices to a love for nature and the natural world.”