Richard Stokes, Lead Naturalist Guide
Richard has been a naturalist guide with Gastineau Guiding for 21 seasons. He was born and raised in Georgia. He was a charter member of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation in 1971 and retired as the DEC Regional Supervisor for SE Alaska. He is also a poet and has published four chapbooks of poetry. He is married to Jane, a Juneau artist. Annika, one of their five grandchildren, also guides for Gastineau Guiding.