Volume 61, Number 3

 

March 2000

  
Reflections
Trailhead
News & Almanac
Meet our Contributors
Back Cover
front cover
Conservationist Staff

Editor - Tom Cwynar
Managing Editor - Bryan Hendricks
Art Director - Ara Clark
Designer - Les Fortenberry
Designer - Patrick Kipp
Artist - Dave Besenger
Artist - Mark Raithel
Photographer - Jim Rathert
Photographer - Cliff White
Staff Writer - Jim Low
Staff Writer - Joan McKee
Composition - Libby Block
Circulation - Laura Scheuler
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Below Missouri Karst

by William R. Elliott

Eons in the making, Missouri's geology naturally gives rise to caves.

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Missouri Bats

by Mark McGimsey

We have nothing to fear from these creatures of the night.
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Karst Groundwater

by Tom Aley

Our unique water recharge system brings pollution perils

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Milestones of Missouri's Hidden Hollows

by H. Dwight Weaver

Chronicling Missouri cavers from the Ice Age to the 21st Century
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Missouri Cave Life

by David C. Ashley and William R. Elliott

A dark, bleak habitat gives rise to some peculiar inhabitants