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Acknowledgments
Producing a book is always a collaborative effort. In the
case of Ecoviews Too, thanks are due to the myriad peo-
ple—scientists, researchers, and laypeople; colleagues,
friends, and family members—who read the newspa-
per columns prior to publication: Kimberly Andrews,
Steve Bennett, Kurt Buhlmann, Vince Burke, Mike Dor-
cas, Luke Fedewa, Peggy Fitch, Xavier Glaudas, Gabri-
elle Graeter, Aaliyah Green, Judy Greene, Susan Harris,
Meg Hoyle, Tom Hughes, Linda Lee, Yale Leiden, Tom
Luhring, Ken McLeod, Brian Metts, Mark Mills, Tony
Mills, Joe Pechmann, Brian Todd, Ria Tsaliagos, Tracey
Tuberville, Phil Vogrinc, Lucas Wilkinson, J. D. Willson,
and Chris Winne. We extend special thanks to Teresa
Carroll, Sarah Collie, Margaret Wead, and Patricia West
for their many years of assistance in reviewing columns
and gathering information.
Several cogent recommendations made by two of
the University of Alabama Press’s anonymous manu-
script reviewers prompted us to ask permission to for-
mally acknowledge their contributions. We therefore
thank Robert W. Hastings and Ken R. Marion for their
constructive comments and suggestions. Thanks also
go to Beth Motherwell at the Press for encouraging us
to undertake the project as a sequel to our first book,
Ecoviews: Snakes, Snails, and Environmental Tales (Uni-
versity of Alabama Press, 1998) and to Susan Harris for
her careful copyediting and indexing.
For participating in outdoor adventures on which