| John
Martyn was born in Cornwall and came to Australia in 1970 after mapping
in the Rift Valley of Kenya for his PhD in geology. Although he has
lived in Sydney since 1979, much of his fieldwork as a minerals
exploration geologist over the last thirty years has been in Western
Australia.
His first experience
of spring in the West Australian goldfields left him stunned by the
colour and variety of flowers in the bush. It was the beginning of
a lifetime enthusiasm for Australia's flora and fauna.
Moving to
Sydney, John was amazed by the beauty and variety of landscape and wild
habitats within and around the city's suburbs. He has been exploring,
mapping and photographing Sydney's natural world ever since. | | John Martyn |
John joined the STEP committee
in 1986 and has dedicated many hours to STEP's campaigns and
publications. John has assisted spreading STEP's name and aims through
the production and coordination of several significant
publications, including:
* Note: a new edition of the Field Guide to the Lane Cove Valley will be available in 2009. John, ably assisted by the STEP committee and other diligent volunteers, is already on the task.
Copies of our other publications are currently available through our order form. | 
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John's efforts during his association with STEP have also included coordinating walks and talks
programs, with himself leading several very informative and
eye-opening walks. In recent years, John has chosen wide-ranging
landscapes such as Deep Creek at North Narrabeen, Kurnell and Botany
Bay National Park, Dog Pound Creek and the Hornsby Diatreme,
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park at West Head, and Cumberland State
Forest in West Pennant Hills.
The
popularity of his walks for STEP has recently led John to host several walks for Hornsby Shire Council.
John is also currently working on a second photographic guidebook, a follow-up to Sydney's Natural World.
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