Judy Jessop is an environmental writer and
volunteer for The Nature Conservancy. She lives in Durham, N.C. and has
published hundreds of Backyard Briefs columns for newspapers in
the Roanoke River basin.
At left, Judy packs up her gear after a trip to one
of Roanoke River Partners camping platforms in the swamps of the Roanoke.
(see www.roanokeriverpartners.org
for camping information)