Meeet Our Contributors

Jun. 2004 - Vol. 65, No. 6


contributor Jeff Briggler has been the herpetologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation since 2000. His work on amphibians and reptiles has taken him from deep underground caves to mountaintop glades throughout the Ozarks. When not searching for amphibians and reptiles, he enjoys basketball, biking and smallmouth bass fishing.
contributor Avid angler and Conservationist editor Tom Cwynar broke three fishing rods on his first crappie fishing trip to Mark Twain Lake.His rods kept sliding along the gunnel and coming to rest beneath the boat's tie-down cleat.When his bobber went down, he would raise the rod and it would snap.Duct tape over the cleat enabled him to continue fishing with a borrowed pole.
contributor James Dixon has been a naturalist at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center for seven years.He has an affinity for insects,spiders,snakes and other underappreciated forms of wildlife. James and his wife live in Springfield with their two young sons.
contributor A.J.Hendershott is a regional supervisor in the Conservation Department's Outreach and Education division. He lives in rural Cape Girardeau County with his wife and two children.A.J. visits sand prairies to photograph and listen for frogs and birds. He spends his spare time drawing, hunting and recreating prehistoric tools.
contributor Craig Lingle works in St. Louis as an environmental engineer. His job involves stormwater management and streambank stabilization. He grew up around muddy streams in Illinois, so he appreciates and enjoys Missouri's clear streams. Free time finds him with his Stream Team, or just hanging out along an Ozark stream with his children.