In this episode I interview Matt Buckingham (@naturalistjourney on Instagram). Matt is a passionate naturalist and photographer that is currently working as a protected species biologist in Texas. We discuss his career in natural resources, what it means to be a naturalist, how certain species benefit from human disturbance, Pleistocene refugia in Texas, Texas natural history in general, what the "Big Thicket" really is, sky islands of west Texas, his fascination with white-tailed deer, searching for rare plants, his time studying bird communities in Argentina, tips for aspiring biologists and naturalists, and other conservation and natural history topics.