On Thursday, March 8, the Coconino Master Gardener Association will hold it's monthly meeting and lecture at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 1601 N. San Francisco beginning at 630pm. The featured speaker will be Tom Bean.
Tom has been making his living as a freelance nature, and travel photographer, for 30 years, and has been based here in Flagstaff since 1982. His photos have appeared in hundreds of publications worldwide. Recently, his photos appeared in the December 2011 issue of Phoenix Home & Garden magazine, with a story about Flagstaff gardeners of Dorothy and Ken Lamm.
Tom studied wildlife biology at Iowa State University and first got interested in photography after graduation, while he was working as a seasonal ranger for the National Park Service in South Dakota. His first job as a professional photographer came in 1976 when he got a seasonal job taking photos for the Grand Canyon Natural History Association.
Tom has held the position of Assistant Gardener for the last 21 years, working under the guidance of Chief Gardener, Susan Lamb Bean, his wife. He specializes in moving rocks and digging holes, watering, and occasional consultations on garden design. In the past 3 years he was the photographer of the annual garden contest sponsored by the local chapter of the Arizona Native Plant Society.
Many of his photos grace the pages of our 2012 CMGA calendar. We still have a few left for sale at 1/2 price ($5). Come join us for the lecture and/or the meeting. The agenda for the meeting will appear on this site on Monday 3/5.
Loni Shapiro
Co-secretary
Coconino MGA
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