Meet Trevor Frost! Grew up in Ashland. Graduated Passages Adventure Camp and VCU in Environmental Science. Here’s his bio, via the National Geographic Expedition web page:

"Trevor Frost is an explorer, field biologist, photographer, and conservationist. He has spent the last 5 years working with scientists and conservation groups to save endangered wildlife and wild places. Trevor has led eight international expeditions to four continents, in places like Congo, Patagonia, and the Canadian wild. In that time Trevor has also helped produce two films and launch several photo exhibits that have toured around the world. He's most proud of his work with the International League of Conservation Photographers and a number of Canadian conservation organizations that together helped secure a permanent ban on mining in the Flathead River Valley of British Columbia. Trevor lives on the James River in Richmond, Virginia where he grew up exploring the rapids and islands of the James River Park System – the very place that inspired him to want to help better protect other parks around the world. One of Trevor’s heroes is Ralph White, a park ranger, park manager, naturalist, and educator who is largely responsible for the health and success of the James River Park System."

Trevor was also the recipient of a National Geographic Young Explorer’s grant to study the cave systems in the rainforests of Gabon. And now he wants to help wildlife rangers–particularly in Southeast Asia, where numerous parks exist on paper, but with NO funding or other support–secure the means necessary to actually protect the land and species under their domain.

How can you help? Every day, when you wake up, from now through April 6th, go to the National Geographic Channel website, and cast your vote for Trevor. Vote everyday! See another homegrown Virginia explorer win a grant to keep and protect the earth’s natural riches.