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THIS ISSUE’S CONTRIBUTORS
Russ Bowen - Russ Bowen is a retired meteorologist & NWS/CoCoRaHS observer who lives in Hillsboro. He is also the Assistant Fire Chief of the Hillsboro Volunteer Fire and Rescue Deparment and the minister at the historic Union Church in Hillsboro, New Mexico.
Bob Barnes - Bob Barnes is the editor of The Black Range Naturalist and two websites, www.blackrange3.org and www.birdtrips.org. He lives in Hillsboro, New Mexico.
Harley Shaw - Harley Shaw is a retired researcher with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, specializing in Mountain Lions, Mule Deer, Wild Turkeys, and Desert Bighorn. He has published extensively in his areas of interest which include his role as a Board Director with the Hillsboro Historical Society. He lives in Hillsboro, New Mexico.
Bill Shaw - Bill Shaw (no relation to Harley Shaw) worked on various accounts of
“Hillsboro History”, including the 1972 flood. Harley Shaw adds opening and closing comments to Bill Shaw’s original material.
Hattie Given - Hattie Given was a Hillsboro resident when a flood swept through town on June 10, 1914. We republish her firsthand account of the flood in this issue.

Lloyd Barr - Dr. Barr is a retired professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Most recently he has conducted research on pit vipers with a particular emphasis on physiology. He lives south of Hillsboro, New Mexico.
Nichole Trushell - Nichole Trushell is the founding Director of the Highlands Center of Natural History in Prescott, Arizona. She currently lives and does art in Kingston, New Mexico.

Stephen Siegfried - Among other things, Steve Siegfried is the retired outdoor editor for the Silver City Daily Press. Many of his articles on natural history have been published in magazines and journals. He lives in Hillsboro, New Mexico.

Melody Sears - Melody Sears who lived and did art in Hillsboro for over a decade now lives in Tucson, Arizona. She is exhibited widely and has received several major awards and other forms of recognition.
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