Garry Rogers’ life journey spans diverse fields, from academia and business to environmental conservation and writing. Growing up on a small farm in Oklahoma and later moving to northern Arizona, Garry’s early life instilled in him a deep curiosity and a love for independent learning. He pursued his academic interests, earning a Ph.D. in physical geography, and faculty positions with UCLA and Columbia University in New York.
At UCLA and Columbia, Dr. Rogers lectured on Biogeography, Climatology, and Environmental Science to thousands of undergraduate and graduate students. After Columbia closed the Geography Department, he left classroom teaching and held positions with the U. S. Forest Service, U. S. Justice Department, and Academic Computing, Inc. In 2007, he was elected President of the nonprofit Agua Fria Open Space Alliance, Inc. (AFOSA) and began writing about plants and animals at Coldwater Farm on the Agua Fria River in central Arizona.
Dr. Rogers is an elected member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, and the Phoenix College Hall of Fame. He served as a UNESCO Man and Biosphere Director and he is active in scholarly associations. Several of his wildlife books received awards and his first novel (Corr Syl) received a Kirkus star and was chosen by Arizona librarians for the OneBookAZ program. These books are available as free PDF downloads.
Garry and his wife Denise manage the Coldwater Farm Wildlife Habitaat Conservation Easement in central Arizona. The Farm is tiny compared to most U. S. easements, and it is located near the center of a town. It has large ponds, a rare perennial stream, and abundant wildlife.
