SALLY S. WEEKS was born and grew up on a dairy farm near Winamac, Indiana. She found trees later in life, almost by accident while a student at Purdue University. She received a BSF in wildlife management and a MS in Forestry from Purdues Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. She has taught aspects of tree identification at Purdue for 15 years.
John O. Whitaker, Jr., is Professor of Biology at Indiana State University and author of Mammals of Indiana (2nd edition with Russell E. Mumford, IUP, 2009); Mammals of Indiana: A Field Guide (IUP, 2010); Keys to the Vertebrates of the Eastern United States; and The Audubon Guide to Mammals of North America.John O. Whitaker, Jr., is Professor of Biology at Indiana State University and author of Mammals of Indiana (2nd edition with Russell E. Mumford, IUP, 2009); Mammals of Indiana: A Field Guide (IUP, 2010); Keys to the Vertebrates of the Eastern United States; and The Audubon Guide to Mammals of North America.