Meeet Our Contributors

Dec. 2004 - Vol. 65, No. 12

contributor Forestry Field Program Supervisor Bill Altman guides fire management for the Conservation Department. He is a 25-year Department employee. In his spare time, Bill enjoys a wide variety of outdoor activities, including hunting and fishing. He lives in Sullivan.
contributor A life-long native plant enthusiast, Bonnie Chasteen was a Grow Native! program staff member from 2002 to 2004. Currently a Conservation Department editor/designer, she enjoys backpacking, birding, biking, canoeing and plein air landscape painting.
contributor Biologist Sharron Gough works for the Conservation Department. She also serves as coordinator for the Grasslands Coalition. Sharron enjoys gardening, writing, cooking, yoga, being in a boat, and taking long strolls with her dog. Sharron lives near Stockton with her husband.
contributor Bryan Hendricks is the Conservationist's managing editor. He spends his free time with his kids building and flying model rockets. A tireless seeker of the elusive 300-yard drive, he believes the yardage markers at most driving ranges are incorrect.
contributor David Urich is the Wildlife Division's Ozark Unit Chief and a 25-year employee with the Conservation Department. He lives on a 40-acre farm in Moniteau County where he and his wife, Jennifer, raised three sons. Rabbit hunting with beagles and basset hounds and fishing are among his many hobbies.