Mike is a computer programmer/technician by trade. In his free time he likes to quip obscure Simpsons references, edit many Wikipedia articles, and keep perfectly up to date on seemingly every news item in existence. Mike got involved in nature at a very young age. Living in South Florida he had the Atlantic ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Florida everglades within reach. Personal experience and research into these and other areas made it evident to him that the world's pristine natural environments are being destroyed by human industry, and at a mass scale. Mike has also been an avid photographer for about 10 years, some of his favorite sites being the Florida everglades, New York City, Yellowstone, and the Rocky Mountains. Thus he aims to use his natural photography to help spread awareness about the natural environment and its inhabitants, to remind people of how precious it really is. It is in this vein that he's established Ecography.com, a constantly up-to-date portal on the state of the environment.