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JERRY ST ANDRE, '59, stopped by the CNR office on October 9, 2007. He and his wife now live in Nanoose Bay, British Columbia. He would love to hear from fellow students, please contact trish.blair@usu.edu for contact information.
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MYLIE THOMPSON, ‘03, writes from Norfolk, Virginia that she works to help individuals and municipalities solve conflicts between humans and urban wildlife, using humane methods. She also assists complainants in reporting cases of cruelty, or other wildlife violations, to the proper authorities, and hwlpa with local wildlife rescues, where animals are in need. She enjoys traveling cooking healthy vegan cuisine, live music, and yoga,
PATRICK DARROW, ‘04, sent a note of thanks to Dr. Mike Conover for the help and support he provided during Pat’s undergraduate years of Utah State. The practical experience he gained while working at the Millville Predator Research Facility qualified Pat for a permanent position at the facility. His recent work involves evaluation of a trap monitor that emits a radio frequency when a trap has been activated, so the trap can be checked remotely. Pat and his wife were excited to be able to stay in Cache Valley.
TONYA STEPHENSON, ‘04, sent another long report from her Peace Corp assignment in Tenzug, Ghana, West Africa. Here are a few highlights:
The ecotourism project is going well. Last month, we turned in a proposal for support to complete the infrastructure of the project. We requested 30 million Cedi’’s or about $3,300.00. The money will be for two guest rooms, two summer huts (to offer food and drink for visitor to relax), maintain existing structure, and landscape the area.
The village bicycle project is super frustrating. I have 160 people signed up and ready to receive the bicycles, but the man in charge is incredibly unorganized. He keeps postponing the arrival date and changing the number of bikes available. It will work out fine, but it’s hard now keeping the community and myself patient.
Okay, can I talk about the choir now? Good! I’’ve been very anxious to do just that. The choir is called ““Ti Laam Sung””. It is made up of five girls and ten boys ages 12-17. Within the next seven months, we plan to travel to Accra, record a professional full-length album, and send it to family and friends here in Ghana, the U.S., and Europe. The revenue from th e-album sales will be used to send each of the 15 youth through Senior Secondary or High School and assist our youth leader with university fees.
We plan to record the first two weeks of May, 2006. Right now, we are busy writing and learning songs. We have three originals so far with more on the way. We hope to get ten songs for the album.
We are also working on earning the money to make this happen. The cost for production includes travel to and from Accra, accommodations in Accra, food for 14 days, recording fees, uniforms, Cd’’s, copying, shipping, etc. etc. The estimated total cost is about 67 million Cedi’’s or $7,500.00 for 500 CD’’s. I am currently writing a proposal through the Peace Corps to earn some of the money. Once it’’s approved, it will be online on the internet for anyone to make a donation. If you would like to make a donation, please feel free. Even if you can only spare a couple of dollars, everything will help! I’’ll let you know as soon as it is up and running. Also, we will be selling the CDs, hopefully by June 1, 2006. If you would like to reserve a copy or copies in advance, let CNR know. We haven’’t determined a price yet. We are working extremely hard to make an awesome ecord. It should be worth the money.
ROBIN WIGNALL, ‘04, says, “. . . so far the ride called real life has been pretty good.” Robin is the district hydrologist, Summit Ranger District, in the Stanislaus National Forest, Pinecrest, California. She is plotting a way to earn a master’s degree in hydrology while still working. She is also excited about buying her first house. She notes that California is very different than Utah snow– it is slicker than #$%!
TRIXIE LYNN WOLF, ‘04 wrote to let us know she is now TRIXIE LYNN RIFE. She and her husband, Sean, live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
WENDY HURD, ‘05, worked in the RS/GIS lab during the summer following her graduation with a degree in geography. She enjoys camping, hiking, mountain biking, and computers.
JEREMY JOHNSON, ‘05, sent a note to Dr. Conover letting him know that he is working with the Wyoming Wildlife Services in Powell, Wyo. Jeremy credits his experiences with Dr. Conover and the Berryman Institute in preparing him with the background necessary to work in wildlife conservation. He sends special thanks to Dr. Conover for his support and guidance. The first part of the summer was spend living in a government issued camp trailer. He says he and his wife were very happy to move into a house in July.
SHANE KOYLE, ‘05 and his wife, KYLE KOYLE, ‘04, are living and working in Gunnison, Colorado. Shane is another of Dr. Conover’s students and sends his thanks for the help in finding his job with Colorado Wildlife Services. Most of Shane’s work is with the Gunnison-Crested Butte airport, where he is gathering wildlife numbers, performing wildlife control techniques and gathering other information which will help in writing a wildlife hazard management plan for the airport. Shane is working with two other Berryman Institute alumni, JENNIFER LYNCH, ‘02 and DALIN TIDWELL, ‘03.
DUSTIN LIVINGSTON, ‘05 graduate in environmental studies, with a law enforcement emphasis, is now working for the Utah Department of Public Safety as a highway patrol trooper in Juab County. Dustin enjoys hunting, fishing, tying flies, and camping.