Tom SpringerTom Springer writes about the natural world and how people can live more deeply in the "wild nearby" through conservation, observation and contemplation. He has spent more than 30 years as a writer, editor and manager, most notably for the W.K. Kellog Foundation and the University of Notre Dame. His two collections of essays, The Star in the Sycamore (Mission Point Press) and Looking for Hickories (University of Michigan Press) were both named as Michigan Notable Books by the State Library of Michigan. Tom's essays have appeared in publications such as Michigan Blue magazine, Notre Dame magazine and Front Porch Republic, and have aired in spoken form on National Public Radio. A native of Three Rivers, Michigan, Tom lives with his wife, Nancy, and two daughters in an 1860s farmhouse. He gardens, fishes, keeps bees, and most enjoyably, tends trees. (Although on average, his three apples trees produce enough for about three pies per season.) As a volunteer, Tom has served on the board of the St. Joseph County Conservation District and the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy. He holds a master's degree in journalism from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University. Read More Read Less