Meeet Our Contributors

Nov. 2004 - Vol. 65, No. 11

contributor Kathryn Buckstaff has been the Branson bureau chief for the Springfield News-Leader for 12 years. Raised in the pine woods of northern California, she now lives in a grove of oaks near Lake Taneycomo.
contributor Luann Cadden is a naturalist at the Conservation Department's Northwest Regional Office in St. Joseph. She enjoys taking walks with her family, gardening, camping, cooking and curling up with a good book under a shade tree.
contributor Tom Cwynar is the editor of the Conservationist. He grew up in Michigan, where he learned the value of venison from his father. He formerly was the editor of a bowhunting magazine headquartered in Minnesota. Tom lives in Jefferson City and enjoys the outdoors in every way possible.
contributor Fisheries biologist Craig Gemming has worked for the Conservation Department since 1981. He manages public lakes and streams in the central part of the state. He works on Missouri River issues and coordinates the Department's long term, statewide Sturgeon Monitoring Project.
contributor After 28 years with the Conservation Department, Tom Hutton now works as a wildlife disease biologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He enjoys photography, bird dogs, hunting, bird watching, and hiking and biking with Anne, his wife, and his two daughters, Erin and Meghan.