William W. Dunmire

Graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, with degrees in wildlife management and zoology, William W. Dunmire served 28 years in the National Park Service, mostly as a naturalist in a number of parks including Yosemite, Hawaii Volcanoes, Yellowstone, and Carlsbad Caverns, where he retired as Superintendent in the mid-80s. For seven years he was a field biologist with The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico.

A professional nature photographer and author of numerous natural history publications, including co-author of award-winning Wild Plants of the Pueblo Province (Museum of New Mexico Press) and author of Gardens of New Spain (University of Texas Press), Bill is now giving programs throughout New Mexico on his most recent book, New Mexico's Spanish Livestock Heritage. He is an Associate in Biology at the University of New Mexico and a Research Associate at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. Bill lives with his wife, Vangie, in Placitas, New Mexico.

website: www.bdunmire.com

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