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Welcome to my page. Here I will tell you a little about myself, and also give you links to some favorite, helpful, and unusual sites on the web.

Wildbooks: The Online Wildlife Bookstore

Also includes Wildbooks Plus, where you will find a
variety of books on a variety of subjects; you can even
send in your book requests! Check it out!

BACKGROUND

I grew up in the Minneapolis, MN area and am now living in Fargo, ND. I went to college at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and at North Dakota State University (NDSU) here in Fargo. I graduated in 1991 with B.S. degrees in Microbiology, Veterinary Technology, and Zoology. I still think about careers in either veterinary or human medicine, but right now I'm quite busy with what I'm doing.

I currently work full-time at NDSU in the State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, work with wildlife rehabilitation where we provide care for wild animals that are injured and work to get them back into condition to be released again into the wild. I also manage the WLREHAB listserv for wildlife rehabilitators, run the Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory (which provides information on what to do when you find an injured animal, as well as professional resources), and work part-time as a veterinary technician at a small animal/exotic veterinary clinic.

My hobbies include bonsai (growing/shaping small trees, etc.), riding, biking, tennis, travelling, hiking, skiing (x/d), and just about anything else! I spend (or at least used to!) a lot of time using AOL to talk to others in chat rooms, mostly about beliefs, explaining my Christianity (which is not about a "religion", but all about a relationship). If you have questions about this, write me and I can explain it (or click on the link just above). I also enjoy talking to my pagan friends (wiccans, druids, satanists, etc. etc. etc.) and discussing each other's beliefs. ;)

Please see my discussion on "What is a Christian". There are a lot of misconceptions on this that I like to explain.

INTERESTS

Bonsai
I currently have just a few trees in training (lost some last winter). It takes a lot of time but is very rewarding. I really enjoy working with plants and enjoy art. This is the perfect avenue to combine them both. My favorite type of bonsai are the tray landscapes, where one strives to achive the look of an actual nature scene, possibly seen in the distance (ex: mountains far away with trees nearer, etc.)

Wildlife
I am very involved with Wildlife Rehabilitation and have been for many years now. I was the director of the Wildlife Care & Rehabilitation Program at NDSU. We cared for many injured animals, and with the help of veterinarians and other dedicated individual volunteers, worked to release the healthy animals back out into the wild after their injuries were healed. We recently had to close the program and stop accepting animals due to lack of a facility, volunteer, and time constraints. This was a big loss for our area as now there is a lack of a facility for people to bring injured wildlife to.

FAVORITE WEB SITES

Here are some web sites I like to visit, or that I just find interesting:

"Interesting" Sites ;-)

    Mapquest: interactive atlas
    Find any business, address, or city in the continental U.S.,
    view maps of any area, and even make your own customized maps!
    This is truly the coolest site I've seen on the web!
    Go ahead, I DARE you to find the street you live on! :-)
    Switchboard - Find People Fast
    OK.... so I was wrong :), THIS is the COOLEST site I've
    Seen on the internet (or at least the most useful!)
    Find long-lost friends, relatives, etc. FAST! Just enter their name
    and any other information you have, and in seconds you will get
    a list of all the people in the US that match your query. (Guess it's
    hard to be "find-proof" in the world now days!)
    TOTALLY AMAZING service! And the coolest part
    is that it's FREE!
    What's New
    A source of new sites on the web; fun to watch what gets put
    "out there"!

Sites I've Developed... please visit!

Professional and Medical Sites

Veterinary and Animal Sites


Miscellaneous Sites

Well, thanks for visiting, and come back soon. I'll keep adding interesting sites for you to visit.. and you just never know what you might find here! :-)

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Last updated Saturday, January 13, 2001 - 4:53:29 PM


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