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Jack States

A native of Wyoming, Jack States was raised in a beekeeping family in Saratoga. He received a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in botany from the University of Wyoming and worked as a recreation specialist for the U.S. Forest Service and as a seasonal ranger in Grand Teton National park while in school. After earning a doctorate in botany from the University of Alberta, Jack taught for twenty-five years at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff before retiring in 1995.