was born in West Lafayette, Ind., and moved to Redding in 1988. He likes photography, crowds and going places to meet new people. He is married and has two grown children.
In reply to Doni Chamberlain. I once told the late Gary Matson that I hated some non-native plant we'd encountered during a day in the field—maybe Tree of Heaven, but I don't recall exactly. I do recall the curmudgeonly lecture my comment elicited. Gary said that all plants—even non-native weeds—were admirable in their own ways. […]