Missouri Conservationist online

Chris Dietrich and Dee Colombini are native Missourians who now live in Ft. Collins, Colo. Dietrich is a database programmer at an analytical laboratory. Colombini is a juvenile drug court coordinator for Larimer County, Colorado.

Tom Cwynar is the editor of the Conservationist. He often writes about fishing and hunting, but chiggers have held his interest since their first surprise attack on him 10 years ago. From his home in Jefferson City he makes frequent forays into other parts of the state to catch walleyes and crappies and to hunt deer. He says he also likes to golf, dance and exercise.

Jack McLaughlin is a freelance writer who lives on a small farm near Mountain View with his wife, Jane. He trains bird dogs and enjoys wade and float fishing on Ozark streams for trout and bass. He has been fly tying and fly fishing for over 50 years. His articles have appeared in Field & Stream, Sports Afield, Fly Fisherman and Gun Dog.

Larry Rizzo is a natural history biologist with the Conservation Department and a former naturalist at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center. He enjoys hunting, bird watching, floating and camping. A native Kansas Citian, Larry lives in the metro area with his wife, Kathleen, and loves K.C. barbeque and Chiefs football.

Greg Stoner is a fisheries management biologist with the Conservation Department. He estimates he has caught about 100 hybrid striped bass. Stoner, his wife, Sherri, and son, Alex, live on the Niangua arm of the Lake of the Ozarks. Stoner enjoys most outdoor activities, but would rather fish more than anything else.