Michael Menefee is a photographer and conservation scientist that has worked at the Colorado Natural Heritage Program for over ten years. His photography is especially focused on fine art landscapes, astrophotography, flora and wildlife photography. His work has been featured by NASA, The Henry Ford Museum, Space.com, Colorado Outdoors, The Royal Observatory Greenwich, What Digital Camera, The Nature Conservancy, various nature field guides, reports and many other publications and websites. He also is available for portrait and dance/stage photography on a selective basis. In addition to his passion for photography, Michael has expertise in report writing, geographic information systems, spatial analysis, information technology, graphic design, desktop publishing, project administration, public outreach and communications.