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Ecologist
and photographer THOMAS WIEWANDT blends art and science
to reveal the mystery, beauty, and complexity of the natural
world. His films for the National Geographic Society and the
BBC have earned him an Emmy Nomination in cinematography,
a Gold Apple Award, and four Cine Golden Eagles; and his children's
book Hidden Life of the Desert (Random House/Crown,
1990) made the John Burroughs List of Outstanding Nature Books
for Young Readers. His work has also been featured in many
books, calendars, and magazines worldwide, including Audubon,
Arizona Highways, Smithsonian, National Wildlife, Geo,
and publications by the National Geographic Society.
Tom holds degrees in zoology and ecology (MS, University of
Arizona; PhD, Cornell), and serves on the IUCN Species Survival
Commission for endangered iguanas. He lives in the desert
foothills west of Tucson. This book grew from more than a
decade of leading photographic workshops and natural history
tours in the Southwest.
Geologist
MAUREEN WILKS directs the Geological Information Center
at the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources in
Socorro, a specialized library and archive focused on the
state's mineral and water resources and its mining and petroleum
industries. She is also responsible for New Mexico's geochronological
database. Her degrees are in geology and geochemistry (BA,
Oxford, Great Britain; MS, University of Saskatchewan, Canada;
PhD, New Mexico Tech). Maureen has been awarded eleven research
grants and scholarships since 1988.
She was lured to the Southwest by images of red rock country,
cacti, wildflowers, and sunny skies. When not working at the
Bureau, Maureen writes both fiction and nonfiction; and when
not writing, she is out exploring with her husband Bob.
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