Jo Schaper, the person driven to construct this web page when none of the search engines on the Web turned up what she was looking for, has been a geology nut since age 6, and in love with Missouri Springs since 1969--no mean feat, considering she was 13 years old at the time. After a brief fling with a 50 page term paper on the large springs in high school, she admired, but largely abandoned their study until 1986, when she discovered that the Missouri Speleological Survey existed, and there were other people as enamored of karst, caves and springs as she was.
She has a degree in writing, one in geology and is most happy when writing about rocks and water. She runs Geo Communications Services, and is a freelance writer, editor and speaker. She is member of entirely too many caving organizations, Missouri Outdoor Communicators, and is a Fellow of the National Speleological Society. Her writing credits include Missouri Life, Missouri Conservationist, River Hills Traveler, numerous geology, cave conservation and local color articles, two books of poetry, and a geology column for THE OUTDOOR GUIDE--a sportsmen's newspaper.
She has presented programs for Missouri's state parks, the Elderhostel senior seminars, and civic groups. Her specialties are springs, caves, and Missouri and Midwestern geology topics presented so anyone can understand and appreciate our unique resources. She is available as a speaker on these topics in St. Louis, and other locations in Missouri.
I like to hear from folks! Please send any additions, corrections, or comments to joschaper@socket.net.