Trevor Pescott

Trevor Pescott

Trevor William Pescott (born 1934) is an Australian naturalist, conservationist and writer, based in Geelong, Victoria. He was born in Ballarat and educated in Geelong, qualifying with a Diploma of Civil Engineering from the Gordon Institute of Technology. He was subsequently employed as a municipal engineer with the Shire of Corio until his retirement. [Pescott, Trevor. (1978). "Natural Victoria". Rigby: Australia. ISBN 0-7270-0524-3]

Pescott was instrumental in the establishment of the Geelong Field Naturalists Club in 1961, serving as its President for three years and editing its magazine, the "Geelong Naturalist". From 1960 he wrote a weekly column ("By Field and Lane") in the "Geelong Advertiser". He has been a regional representative to the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union and a foundation committee member of the Environment Studies Association of Victoria. In 1973 he was involved in the formation of the Geelong Environment Council. In 1982 Deakin University awarded him an honorary Master of Science degree. [Pescott, Trevor. (1995). "The You Yangs Range". Yaugher Print: Geelong. ISBN 0-646-23507-9]

In 1983 Pescott was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion. [Hewish, Marilyn. (2005). Trevor Pescott. In: "Geelong Bird Report 2004": 69-70. Geelong Field Naturalists Club]

Bibliography

As well as numerous articles in magazines and journals, books authored and edited by Pescott include:
* 1976 - "By Field and Lane". Neptune Press: Geelong.
* 1978 - "Natural Victoria". Rigby: Australia.
* 1983 - "Birds of Geelong". Neptune Press: Geelong.
* 1987 - "From Buckleys to the Break. A history and natural history of the Barwon River through Geelong". Geelong Field Naturalists Club: Geelong. (Editor, with Valda Dedman and Gordon McCarthy).
* 1995 - "The You Yangs Range". Yaugher Print: Geelong.
* 1996 - "Geelong’s Birdlife in Retrospect. A selection of Geelong Advertiser articles by P.J.W. 1945-1958". Yaugher Print: Geelong. (Commentary on historical articles by P.J. Wood).
* 1998 - "The Otway Ranges". Yaugher Print: Geelong.

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