Meeet Our Contributors

May 2003 - Vol. 64, No. 5

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Eric R. Eaton is a freelance natural history writer residing in Tucson, Arizona. He is co-author of the forthcoming Kaufman Focus Guide to the Insects of North America. He says he finds the world of insects and spiders to be a limitless source of fascination and wonder.
contributor Bryan Hendricks is the Conservationist's managing editor. An avid rifle, handgun and clay target shooter, he has covered shooting sports for local, regional and national media for more than 10 years. He said he felt honored to fire a few rounds with the SMSU pistol team.
contributor Jim Jackson lives near the Misssouri River, outside Marthasville,with his wife, Charlene. He was an education advisor with the Conservation Department and taught high school biology at Washington High School. He now works as a volunteer naturalist and often writes about gardens, canoeing and his speciality: birds. He has had three books published.
contributor Joan McKee is an editor/designer with the Conservation Department. She attracts wildlife to her Columbia backyard with native plants and a small water garden. She enjoys all the animals that visit except for the downy woodpecker that raps on the side of her house early in the morning.
contributor Tom Wekenborg is a landowner in Callaway County. He recently retired from the USDA Farm Service Agency after 30 years as a farm loan supervisor and appraiser. He runs a row crop and cow/calf operation that emphasizes wildlife management. He also enjoys Native American history and all forms of outdoor recreation.