This autobiography was written, primarily, to pass on to my children and grandchildren a vision of what life was like back in the "stone age" -- the olden days before everyone had a telephone in their pocket. I can't say my life was exceptional, but it has been a lot of fun to write about it, even when including the heartaches along the way. I have loved the flatlands and prairies of eastern Colorado and the magnificent mountains of western Montana. I have loved my wife, my family, and my dogs; and I have enjoyed a professional career that gave me a great deal of satisfaction. Along the way I...

Fire regimes-that is, patterns of fire occurrence, size, uniformity, and severity-have been a major force shaping landscape patterns and influencing productivity throughout North America for thousands of years. Faunal communities have evolved in the context of particular fire regimes and show patterns of response to fire itself and to the changes in vegetation composition and structure that follow fire. Animals' immediate responses to fire are influenced by fire season, intensity, severity, rate of spread, uniformity, and size. Responses may include injury, mortality, immigration, or...