Education
1980. Ph.D. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT: Geography/Biogeography.
1972-74, BA, MA. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ: Physical Geography.
1967. AA. Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ: Liberal Arts.
Employment
2008—2025. President, Agua Fria Open Space Alliance, Inc., Humboldt, AZ
1990—2007. President, Academic Distributing, Inc., Dewey, AZ.
1988—1989. Consultant, U.S. Justice Department, Washington, DC.
1980—1987. Assistant Professor, Geography Department, Columbia Univ., NY, NY.
Community Contributions
Active in community affairs since moving to Dewey-Humboldt in 1997, I helped form several community organizations and currently serve as President of the Agua Fria Open Space Alliance, Inc. a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
Books & Articles 2009-2025
2012-2026. AI, Biosphere and Nature Conservation blog (2900+): https://garryrogers.com.
2025. The Maplewood Journals. Earth in Transition, Coldwater Press, Humboldt, AZ. 409 p.
2025. Silent Earth: Adaptations for life in a devastated biosphere. Coldwater Press, Prescott, AZ. 550 p.
2024. Corr Syl. Coldwater Press, Prescott, AZ. 351 p.
2024. Adapting to worst-case climate change. Coldwater Press, Prescott, AZ. 99 p.
2023. Weeds of Dewey-Humboldt Arizona, 2nd Edition. Coldwater Press, Prescott, AZ. 336 p.
2020. Desert Weeds. Springer Nature, Switzerland AG. 353 p.
2019. Birds of Coldwater Farm, Dewey-Humboldt, AZ. Coldwater Press, Prescott, AZ 177 p.
2018. Weeds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona. Coldwater Press, Prescott, AZ. 338 p.
2017. Butterflies and Moths of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona. Self-Published, CreateSpace. 30 p.
2017. The H. Sapiens Problem. Self-Published, CreateSpace. 389 p.
2016. Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona. Self-Published, CreateSpace. 128 p.
2015. Corr Syl the Terrible. Self-Published, CreateSpace. 132 p.
2014. Arizona Wildlife Notebook. Self-Published, CreateSpace. 162 p.
2013. Walking Tour of the Agua Fria River. Brochure for Humboldt Historical Society.
2013. Corr Syl the Warrior. Self-Published, CreateSpace. 262 p.
2012. Arizona Wildlife Notebook, Vol 1: The Vertebrates. CreateSpace, S. Carolina. 140 p.
2010. With Tuner, R. M., R. H. Webb, T. C. Esque. Repeat photography and low elevation fire responses in the southwestern United States. Pages 223-244 in R. H. Webb, D. E. Boyer, and R. M. Turner, eds. Repeat photography methods and applications in the natural sciences. Island Press, Washington, DC. 530 p.
2010. Water in the upper Agua Fria river basin. Pages 16-17 in S. Rydell, ed. Conservation: Regional water awareness handbook. Yavapai County, AZ. 79 p.
2011—2014. Eight articles on wildlife for the Dewey-Humboldt Newsletter. Town of Dewey-Humboldt Newsletter, Volume 6, Issues 11 and 12, Volume 7, Issues 2, 6, and 7.
2010—2012. Four articles on weeds for the Dewey-Humboldt Newsletter. Town of Dewey-Humboldt Newsletter, Volume 5, Issues 2, 3, 4, and 5.
2009. Guide to Natural Resource Inventories. Vegetation Mapping, History, and Monitoring. Agua Fria Open Space Alliance, Humboldt, AZ. 63 p + illustrations.
2009. Integrated Weed Management Plan, Phoenix District. Contract report submitted to the USDI Bureau of Land Management. Phoenix, AZ. 182 p.
2009. with R. M. Turner. “Conservation of Shadscale Vegetation in the North American Great Basin Desert.” Frontiers in Life Sciences Conference. Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
2009. “Forming the Agua Fria Open Space Alliance: Stakeholder concerns for natural resources in the Agua Fria River Basin.” University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center Annual Conference.
2009. “Filming the Invasion: Monitoring Invasive Species with Repeat Photography.” Arizona Riparian Council, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting and Workshop 23: 17.
2009. “Weeds and Vegetation: Letting Invasive Plants Join the Community.” Arizona Riparian Council, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting and Workshop 23: 18.
2009. “Dewey-Humboldt General Plan.” Op-Ed Commentary. The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona. July 29, 2009.
2009. “Fencing the Agua Fria River. Protecting Endangered Species and Riparian Habitats.” Op-Ed Commentary. The Daily Courier, Prescott Arizona. February 9, 2009.
Awards/Invited Lectures 2009-2020
2023. Weeds, Fire, and Robots—Prospects for Sonoran Desert Conservation. 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, Monterey, CA.
2019. Fuelweeds. Yavapai County Firewise Association.
2017. Gold Award. Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona. Literary Classics International Book Awards.
2016. Winner. Birds of Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona. Chicago Animals Book Festival.
2014. Election to Phoenix College Alumni Hall of Fame.
2014. Award–Best Teen Fiction. OneBookAZ Award for Corr Syl the Warrior. Arizona State Library.
2014. OneBookAZ Invited Lectures for novel Corr Syl the Warrior.
- Bisbee Copper Queen Library, Bisbee, AZ.
- Camp Verde Community Library, Camp Verde, AZ.
- Carnegie Center, Arizona State Library, Phoenix, AZ.
- Chandler Library Convention (LIBCON), Chandler, AZ.
- Dobson Ranch Library, Mesa, AZ.
- Flagstaff City/Coconino County Library, Flagstaff, AZ.
- Flagstaff Festival of Science
- Hamilton High School Book Reviewers/Chandler Public Library, Chandler, AZ.
- Heber-Overgaard Rim Country Library, Heber, AZ.
- Humboldt Library Book Discussion Group, Humboldt, AZ.
- Perry Branch Library, Gilbert, AZ.
- Winslow Public Library, Winslow, AZ.
2014. First Place. Arizona Wildlife Notebook. New Mexico—Arizona Book Awards.
2013. Kirkus Star. Corr Syl the Warrior. Kirkus Reviews.
2011. First Prize for short fiction. Dinner. Professional Writers of Prescott Annual Writing Contest, Prescott, AZ.
Affiliations
President, Agua Fria Open Space Alliance, Inc.
Founding Member, Friends of the Great Basin
Member, United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)–Resigned.
Member, Association for Fire Ecology.
Member, Professional Writers of Prescott.
Elected Full Member, Sigma Xi. The Scientific Honorary Society.
University Courses Taught
Biogeography
Climatology
Environmental Science
Meteorology
Physical Geography: Soils, Geomorphology, and Hydrology
Synecology I
Synecology II