Text Box: River Bluffs Audubon Society The mission of RBAS is to educate, inform and inspire the local community so they will actively conserve and restore habitat for birds and wildlife. 2006-2007 Officers President: Celeste Koon (636-5593) Vice-president: Hillary Wakefield (584-6720) Secretary: Jane Frazier (636-7458) Treasurer: Rich George (893-5659) Committee Chairs Birdseed Sales: Barbara Duncan (634-5903) Butterfly Garden: Betty Richey (635-2590) Education: Ann Grotjan (573-796-4478) Environmental: Barbara Yates (638-5553) and Anita Randolph (635-6018) Field Trip: Dan Reed (634-2599) and Rich George (893-5659) Habitat Improvements: Mark Sullivan (635-6404) and Roger Randolph (635-6018) Hospitality: Maxine Walker (635-0751) Membership Mailing List: Cecilia Campbell (573-657-2357) Mailing Associates: Jan Griffin (636-6480) and Anne Perry (635-8423) Newsletter Editor: Kay Kasiske (782-3483) Publicity: Pat Mantle (635-1060) Webmaster: Trish Rielly (761-4021) Directors Lloyd Grotjan (573-796-4478) Jim Nordstrom (635-8024) Rick Thom (893-5376) The River Bluffs Audubon Society web site address is http://rbas.missouri.org The Timberdoodle is published at the beginning of Sept., Nov., Jan., March and May. Deadline for articles is the 20th of the preceding month. Send them to <k@mail.ultraweb.net.> Text Box: subscribers. His diverse photographs of natural Missouri became a Continued on Page Two presence in homes throughout the Midwest. In his first book In Focus, Rathert explored Text Box: November Gathering Continued from Page One Text Box: Missouri's streams, forests, prairies, glades and wetlands. This coffee table book was published by the Missouri Department of Conservation in 2004. While claiming to be generalist in the field of nature photography he is best known for striking images of birds, his favorite subjects. Now retired, he is beginning a second career as a freelance nature photographer and writer. He's writing a nature photography column for a regional magazine, teaching photo workshops and is available for public speaking. Text Box: understanding of wetlands habitats. Residents of these wetlands include otters, and Chambers is well-known for his work with these animals. He is also famous for working with imprinted geese and filming wildlife. He has received several television Emmy Awards for wildlife films and his original art won a Missouri Waterfowl Stamp competition. During Chamber’s long career with the Missouri Department of Conservation, Ducks Unlimited and National Geographic magazine, his achievements were recognizes in many ways. He was named the Text Box: December 14th Wetlands Program Continued from Page One Text Box: Conversationist of the Year and given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Conservation Federation of Missouri. The Wildlife Society gave him the Conservation Education Award and Ducks Unlimited presented the Distinguished Service Award to him. Thursday, December 14 is a unique opportunity to earn all about the mission of the center from one of