I retired from full-time teaching in 2002 after 28 years at the College of the Siskiyous. During these years I taught chemistry, biology, anthropology and computer programming and was Vice President of Technology Services for 2 years. I am currently teaching Biological Anthropology. This course is a  favorite of mine because it covers many aspects of the evolution and genetics of Homo sapiens. In the last few years I've been studying the local pikas (see below) and documenting a 20 million year old fossil forest from Siskiyou County.  I like to swim, snorkel, snowboard, hike and play kihoalu (Hawaiian-style guitar). I live with my wife (Linda Freeman), the spirit of our dog Pretzel, and many forest creatures a few miles west of Weed, California.

Visit Anthro Tools - my web tools for the Biological Anthropologist.

Visit The Shasta Pika Project page. (see below).

Education:
B.A. Botany, Oregon State University (1972)

B.S. Computer Science, Southern Oregon State University (1984)

The Shasta Pika

At right is a picture of a pika (aka. cony, rock-rabbit, calling hare) Ochotona, that lives on Mt. Shasta. Pikas are related to rabbits and are rarely seen by hikers on the mountain because they mostly live at timberline and are very inconspicuous. On Mount Shasta, unlike most localities, they make very little noise.  I have been mapping their distribution on Mt. Shasta to compare with some hundred-year-old records. In the intermountain west pika populations are dwindling. It is thought that this is probably due to global warming. I am interested to see if the same pattern is present on Mt. Shasta.  Visit www.shastapika.org for more information and my results.