{{short description|British conservationist and explorer (born 1971)}} '''Nathaniel Spring''' (born 1971) is a British conservationist and explorer. He currently works for the Earthwatch Institute in Oxford, United Kingdom, where he is Senior Research Director.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.earthwatch.org/europe/aboutus/staff/staff_research/biog_nat.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-06-20 |archive-date=2011-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927181036/http://www.earthwatch.org/europe/aboutus/staff/staff_research/biog_nat.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Spring studied marine biology at Cardiff University. Since then he has been involved in a variety of expeditions, many of which are related to his work at Earthwatch. In 2004 he rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oceanrowing.com/Press/archive/Stableforth_Spring.htm|title=Press Articles}}</ref> and has also raced 550 km across Costa Rica by bike, kayak and on foot.
Most recently, Spring was part of a three-man research expedition to Greenland in 2009. In addition to climbing and exploring the area the team collected plants, contributing to a botanical inventory in East Greenland which was initiated in the 1960s [http://www.oceanrowing.com/Press/archive/Stableforth_Spring.htm]. Several new peaks were recorded, one of which was named after Spring's paternal grandfather, Kenneth Spring.
Spring lives in Oxfordshire, England.
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