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Profile/Bio, 2023
William Trim
Mr. William Trim is a citizen of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. English is his main tongue, but he writes in English and Latin, and conveniently speaks a little Spanish and German.
Mr. Trim’s passion for nature came in early 1970s when it dawned upon him that nature provides evidences of invisible things. Nature beckoned him.
In the late 1970s his interests in plants became obvious, hence he eventually trained as a Forester and learnt to use the Latin names of plants.
Mr. Trim’s curiosity in birds began in early 1980s when he observed two House Wrens feeding a fledgling that was bigger, of a different colour and making different vocalization. This was the impetus for Trim’s subsequent hobbies, studies and career in Forestry, Natural resources management, birds, the environment and overall nature.
Thereafter, Mr. Trim successfully pursued:
• MSc in Forestry at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland: 2008-2009; his research: Theobroma cacao in abandoned lands of Tobago; Supervisor: Dr. Pino;
• BSc in Forestry (Honours), University of Guyana, Guyana: 2002-2004; his thesis: Bird-watching opportunities within Georgetown: A survey of three potential sites; Supervisors: Dr. Elroy Charles and Mr. Floyd E. Hayes.
• Diploma in Forestry (Honours), University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), Trinidad and Tobago, 1982-1984; his dissertation: Germination and transplanting techniques for Match wood (Didymopanax morototoni)
• Certificate in Trainer of Tourist Guides in Dominica: By World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA), and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) in 2008;
• Certificate in Train the Trainer, Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute (THTI) in 2005;
• Certificate in Tour Guiding: By CTO in1995; and
• Many other hospitality and tourism short courses between 1990s and 2023.
Though Mr. Trim started the world of work as a daily-paid Engineering Surveyor Assistant and later as a Chargehand, he went on to be the Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment in Tobago; the Acting Deputy Conservator and Conservator of Forests and Chief Game Warden in Trinidad; a Trainer of Tour Guides; a Tour Guide and a Birder.
From 1995 to Now, Mr. Trim has been birdwatching in Trinidad and Tobago, in many Latin America and Caribbean countries, the USA and the UK.
Now, he is a Birder, Tour Guide, a Trainer of Tour Guides, and an Adjunct Lecturer with both the Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute (THTI), and the Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme (YTEPP).
Contact: trim20031@gnail.com ; Mobile & WhatsApp: + 1 868 315 9191
Instagram: @naturetoandfrotours
Services provided:
• Birdwatching Tours to and fro in Tobago at: 1) Wetlands & shorelines; 2) Woodlands & Dry Forests; and 3) Rain forests within the Main Ridge Forest Reserve and within Northeast Tobago, an UNESCO Man and the Biosphere area.
• Nature Walks.
• Sightseeing and Historical Tours
• Plants, Butterflies and other Wildlife Tours.
• Trainer of Tourist Guides (for heritage, birding, escort and dendrology).
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