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Patrick MacQuarrie
Patrick MacQuarrie grew up on a wheat farm on the Columbia River Basin. In college, he studied engineering, international relations, and geography, getting his PhD in International Water Management. Both Irish and American, Patrick has lived and worked abroad for the last 25 years, is a keen conversationalist and passionate musician.
He brings extensive and deep knowledge of river basin systems to Lindblad’s team of experts, having worked on crafting and implementing water sharing agreements with UN-Water, the Environmental Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Mekong River Commission, and conducted research and taught at acclaimed Universities worldwide.
Patrick has waded in nearly every meandering river in the world; the Columbia and Colorado river basins in North America, the Amazon and Lake Titicaca basins in South America, the Mekong, Salween, and Irrawaddy, in Southeast Asia and the Murry-Darling in Australia, several basins across Europe and West Asia, multiple basins in the Middle East and North Africa, and intimate knowledge of waterways in Ireland and the British Isles. He now shares his insightful yet personal experience with guests aboard Lindblad’s authentic and memorable voyages.
My upcoming expeditions
Columbia and Snake Rivers: Food, Wine, and History
Oct 6 2024
Oct 13 2024
Oct 20 2024
Sep 20 2025
Sep 27 2025
Oct 4 2025
Oct 11 2025
Vietnam and Cambodia: Along The Mekong River, including Angkor and Saigon
Jan 15 2025
Feb 6 2025
Columbia and Snake Rivers: Food, Wine, and History (6-Day)
Mar 24 2025
Mar 29 2025
Apr 3 2025
Apr 8 2025
Wild Alaska Escape: LeConte Bay, Wrangell & the Misty Fjords
May 23 2025
Jun 7 2025
Wild Alaska Escape: Haines, the Inian Islands & Tracy Arm Fjord
May 28 2025
Jun 2 2025
Exploring Alaska's Coastal Wilderness
Jul 6 2025
Jul 13 2025
Jul 20 2025
Jul 27 2025