Bob Volks

It is Ontario’s Highlands’ pristine wilderness, abundant wildlife, and phenomenal vistas that call to people like Bob Volks, issuing an unspoken invitation to wander and reconnect with nature.  With a lifelong passion for birding behind him, Bob is the ultimate connector – passionate about igniting in others an awareness of and reconnection with nature. 

Both Bob and his wife and business partner, Louise Beckinsale, have been birders all their lives, and their parents before them. Bob noted that bird populations in North America have dwindled by millions since the 1970s, and supporting their numbers is critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems. 

It is regions like Ontario’s Highlands that play an important role in keeping those numbers thriving, and it is the untouched nature of the region and the diversity of wildlife that initially appealed to Bob and Louise.  Bob notes the immense biodiversity that exists in the lakes, rivers, creeks, swamps, wetlands, and large tracts of trees of connected forest that make it a good spot for birds to thrive.