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Staff Naturalist Biographies
Dick Coles: (B.S., Swarthmore College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University) Dick is the retired director of the Tyson Research Center and Adjunct Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis. His professional specialty is the physiological ecology of birds and mammals, in particular thermoregulation in beavers. An avid birder since his mid-teens, he conducts semiannual bird censuses in the Oak-Hickory forest at Tyson and has extensive birding experience in Venezuela, Trinidad and Puerto Rico. He has also led nature-oriented trips in the Midwest, Costa Rica, Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), the Peruvian Amazon, and Lesser Antilles. Dick has been our staff Ornithologist for over 25 years.
Chuck Olmsted: (B.A., Earlham College, M.S., University of Oklahoma, Ph.D., University of Colorado) Chuck is a retired Professor and Coordinator of the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. Chuck's expertise is in the plants of Colorado and their interaction with the physical environment. He is active with the Colorado Wildlife Federation, the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education and is currently a Regional Director to the National Wildlife Federation. Chuck has been our plant specialist on staff for over 25 years.
Sam Johnson (B.S. Dominican College, M.S., University of Colorado) Sam has been involved at The Colorado Springs School for over 20 years as a math and science teacher, Dean and Head of Upper School. He spent five summers teaching field ecology at Oxebow College in Michigan. He is an expert on the moths and butterflies of the Colorado region. Sam is an ecologist who also has a passion for singing, song writing and storytelling. Sam has been our General Ecologist and expert on Lepidoptera for over 7 years.
Rob Jolly (B.A., Geology, Miami University) Rob taught at the High Trails Outdoor Education Center and at Big Spring boys' camp before becoming the Director of The Nature Place in 1989. He helped create the innovative team and leadership development programs that utilize an understanding of natural, human and economic systems. Rob canoed extensively in Canada while growing up. Telemark skiing, mountain biking, rock climbing, sailing and rehabbing a 105-year-old house are his current diversions from work. He continues to study the geologic history of the Pikes Peak region, and loves to share his knowledge about general natural history and astronomy.
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