Jonathan Poppele is a naturalist, author and educator with wide-ranging interests. He earned a Masters degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Minnesota studying citizen science, environmental education, and how to cultivate a personal relationship with the natural world. He has taught college level environmental studies, biology, and writing courses, and he currently teaches in the Department of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota. An avid outdoorsman and student of natural history, Jon is a member of the Astronomical League, the Minnesota Astronomical Society, the Mi...