Tom Cwynar is both a writer and an editor for the Conservationist. He hails from Michigan, but has lived in Missouri long enough to have enjoyed fishing most of our major reservoirs from what he calls, “The Little Yellow Boat That Could.” His primary tools for enjoying the outdoors are a fishing rod, tent and canoe.
April Dozier has worked in nature interpretation for the Conservation Department for 23 years. She worked in Branson and Springfield before coming to Cape Girardeau to manage the Department’s newest nature center. She and her husband, Steve, have three grown children and enjoy spending time outdoors.
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. He spends his spare time watching and photographing sand prairie wildlife, drawing, hunting and re-creating prehistoric tools.
Willoughby Johnson grew up in Columbia and now lives in Kansas City with his wife and two daughters. In the fall he spends as much time as possible roaming the countryside in search of pheasants and quail with his dog, Basie.
Sitting in the woods on April mornings gives Jim Low time to muse about those who brought the wild turkey and other game back from the brink of extinction. Writing news releases and magazine articles for the Conservation Department gives him a chance to express his gratitude.
Francis Skalicky has been the media specialist for the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Southwest Region for 10 years. He lives in Springfield with his wife, Michele, and their daughters, Anna and Kate, where they try to get out and explore the Ozarks as much as possible.
