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Jul. 2003 - Vol. 64, No. 7

	Max Alleger is a regional wildlife supervisor stationed in Blue Springs. Before coming to work for the Conservation Department in 1995, Max worked as a soil-and-water technician, university extension educator and Missouri farmer. He enjoys helping things grow and exploring the outdoors with his wife, Kate, and son, Ben.
	Doug Clemons is a private land conservationist with the Missouri Department of Conservation. He is an avid catfisherman and enjoys all types of hunting. He, his wife, Sharon, children, Megan and Dalton, and step-children, Tim and David, live in Cameron and spend a great deal of spare time outdoors.
	Justine Gartner is a Conservation Department field program supervisor. She coordinates the state's community forestry program, promoting sound tree care, and encouraging volunteer activities related to tree care and planting.
	Freelance outdoor writer Mark Goodwin lives in Jackson and teaches biology at Jackson Senior High School. He readily admits that learning how to train dogs made him a better parent and teacher. He says that being consistent, which is central to dog training, applies just as well to raising and teaching kids.
	Steve Pallardy is Professor of Forestry at the University of Missouri-Columbia and has been on the faculty at MU since 1980. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses and conducts research in physiological plant ecology. In his off-hours he enjoys sports, reading and gardening of both edible and ornamental plants.
	Kyle Reno's 13 year tenure with the Conservation Department included 10 years as a fisheries biologist in northwest Missouri. Kyle is currently the Regional Private Land Services Supervisor in St. Joseph. Kyle's outdoor interests include hunting, fishing, trapping, gardening, and Boy Scouting activities with his two sons.
	Vince Travnichek learned about catfish by catching bullheads in Kansas farm ponds as a youngster. He is now a resource scientist with the Conservation Department in Columbia. He still enjoys catching horned pouts, greasers, polliwogs, and stingers with his wife and two daughters.