Jay Clark is a retired science teacher, having taught life science, biology, geology and physical sciences for thirty years in Catoosa County, Georgia. He is a naturalist with memberships in the Georgia Botanical Society, the Georgia Native Plant Society, the Walker County Historical Society, the Central States Archeological Society, the Genuine Indian Relic Society and the Georgia Wildlife Federation.      Mr. Clark is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) where he was a member of Delta Tau Omega and Beta Beta Beta honor societies. He received research grants for work in paleoecology and modern ecology. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in geology and a master's of education degree in combined sciences with teacher

certification in physics, chemistry, biology, geology and mathematics. He taught
geology laboratory at UTC. He was a Distinguished Military Graduate and was
commissioned as an officer in the United States Army. After retirement, he was
employed with Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, AL) in field archeology.

    The author works with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
in tracking protected plants of northwest Georgia. He also volunteers as a
botanical guardian for the Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance, planting and
monitoring the reintroduction of endangered plants to existing sites.

He conducts wildflower walks and presentations in the northwest Georgia/
southeast Tennessee area for civic groups, garden clubs, classes, and other
interested parties.

He is also an accomplished bass guitar and guitar player and enjoys
participating in bluegrass, classic rock and country music jam sessions. He and
his wife, Susan, live on the lower slopes of Pigeon Mountain.

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