Hello Comanche7,
Thanks for your offer of help. Rough schedule:
Boreal Forest - in two weeks
Utah - November
Desert (California) - December
Costa Rica/Belize - Jan
Everglades - March
Arctic - April/May
Mountain - June

anyone following this forum who would be so generous as to offer me advice and info - if you are near the various areas - I will be coming down for traning for a week or so before each location - so perhaps i can meet up and head out for a day or two of explorations - I can't always pay someone but sometimes I can, depending on the circumstances

thanks

Les