Barry Lyon
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- Oct 29, 11: Birding Across America by Train
- Oct 29, 11: Camp Tejano
- Oct 01, 10: Birding Across America by Train
- Sep 08, 10: Wild Edge of the Pacific aboard the Clipper Odyssey
- Sep 02, 10: The Lesser Antilles aboard Sea Cloud
- Dec 09, 09: Camp Cascades
- Mar 06, 09: Galapagos Islands Cruise
- Mar 06, 09: Tandayapa Pre-trip to Galapagos Cruise
- Sep 04, 08: Camp Yosemite
- Aug 14, 08: VENT Teams with ABC on Donor Weekend
Barry Lyon's passion for the outdoors and birding has its roots in his childhood where he grew up in southern California. Through his early years his developing interest in the study and observation of nature was furthered by summertime camping trips to southern Arizona and road trips with his family throughout the American West. He attended several VENT/ABA youth birding camps while in high school, which would ultimately pave the way for his future involvement with VENT. While in college, Barry studied history and political science, with an emphasis on environment and development politics. He holds a B.A. from the University of Arizona at Tucson. In 1995 he joined the VENT team as a tour leader and embarked on a travel-based career that has taken him throughout the United States and Canada and to Central America, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Antarctica, and the Galapagos Islands. He relocated to Austin in 2004 and joined our office staff as an assistant to company president Victor Emanuel. Although Barry's responsibilities have changed, he continues to lead a limited number of tours and still enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for nature with others.