Roger Funston has had a long career as an environmental scientist. In Thanks for the Memories he writes about his life journey, his travels, and his professional adventures in the early days of environmental protection. Since his retirement, Roger has had the opportunity to participate in biological assessments and habitat protection studies in remote locations on four continents. This experience informs his writing and life outlook. 

"With this collection, Roger Funston, as an environmental scientist, has shown his readers  that the influences of one’s professional education and training can bestow enhanced awareness and understanding of one’s surroundings.  And this is a gift one can share if that understanding is combined with well-honed writing skills. One of his greatest strengths is his ability to bring the reader into places most of us will never visit with language so vivid that he sets us down to see, smell and feel." (Martha Deed, retired psychologist and writer)

"Roger Funston says he came to his writing late in life following a long career in environmental science. This collection suggests that the journey has been one of substance. He builds a strong sense of place from a recognizable geographic texture. His 'stories to be discovered' come from a sense of passing of time, of travel, work and play. "

(Walt Franklin, writer, educator and environmental activist)

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