Meeet Our Contributors

Sept. 2002 - Vol. 63, No. 9

contributor image 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.
contributor image Charlotte Overby is a full-time freelance writer who lives in Columbia. She says she hikes, camps and shoots pool in some of mid-Missouri's wildest places, and she teaches backpacking with the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program.
contributor image Lee Price grew up roaming around Rock Bridge Memorial State Park. Now she hikes and camps in Missouri's state parks with her children, Peri and Dylan. In her spare time, she writes, edits the Mid-Missouri Business Weekly and teaches adult education in Moberly.
contributor image Conservation Department wildlife biologist Brandon Turner works in Shannon County. He enjoys hunting and fishing and says he likes to explore the beautiful Jack's Fork and Current River from the comfort of a johnboat. He lives in Eminence with his wife, Michelle, and daughter, Merissa.
contributor image Joel Vance has been writing for the Conservationist for many years, even after he retired from the Conservation Department more than a decade ago. He also writes for many other publications. Joel lives in Russellville with his wife, Marty, and a bevy of Brittanies.