Desert rat transplant. Got my love of nature from my parents. (Nature was a great baby sitter before there were video games and smart phones.) Especially love the Sonoran Desert. Have lived in Montana, Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas, South Texas (actually a separate country), Alaska, California, and back to Tucson. Interested in everything in nature. Know some about some things. Mainly know plants in the western US that are flammable or push out native plants. BS U of Arizona in Wildlife Ecology. MS Texas Tech in Range Science. Page-turner thesis: Effects of Microtopography on Composition and Structure of an Elm-Hackberry Forest. After my thesis defense, my major professor said "you should be a comedian." Hmm.