Squatching U.S.A.

I want to thank all of you who supported me and encouraged me to continue with my project.

The emails of support from all over the world! The pledges from $5 to $500 were so meaningful!
Although we fell just short of the goal, I far surpassed my expectations!

With that being said, I am not giving up! I will continue with the project, on a less grand scale of course. Instead of a continuous road trip, I will visit various locations every weekend.

I am going to begin in Ohio at Salt Fork and include the new state park naturalist John Hickenbottom and his night hike program.

The Fathom Frontiers of Ohio have also expressed an interest in sharing their research and were very supportive of the project.

So with that being said, if you would like to be included please let me know and I will try to work you and your research into the project.

If you would still like to contribute to the project, you can use the donate button at the side of the page here-------------->
or send to my PayPal account:sharonlee@thebigfootfieldreporter.com

(I only added that because several of you have asked)

So, stay tuned for on the road updates from project Squatching U.S.A.!

Bigfoot at Salt Fork

Salt Fork State Park has hired a new naturalist, John Hickenbottom.

A recent graduate from Hocking College, John majored in Natural Historical Interpretation. He felt like he needed to beef up his degree with more science so he took every "ology" course he could! Geology, biology, you name it, he took it!

John was first affiliated with Salt Fork in 2007 when he was hired as the assistant to naturalist and former Miss Southeastern Ohio, Ashleigh Lemon.
Together, they managed the Salt Fork Nature Center, located at the main beach.

He had the advantage of growing up with Salt Fork State Park as his playground, hunting, trapping, hiking and exploring. And now has the good fortune to be able to share his enthusiasm and educate others about the many facets of the wilderness.

Now John is putting together a Three part series on Bigfoot at Salt Fork.

His main goal is to educate people on understanding nature and recognizing the nighttime wildlife by having several nighttime hikes.

Along with the public education, which is going to focus on the historical and cultural events surrounding Bigfoot and the local wildlife, John is going to utilize his training as a wildlife naturalist to conduct actual research to determine what is going on in the forests of Salt Fork.

He is going to set up a controlled study site from a wildlife management perspective.
He is an admitted skeptic and will approach the subject by studying the natural environment and how and why things occur.

I will report more on this in the weeks to come, but for now I encourage you to join us for the series which will begin the first weekend in July.

More details will be provided as they become available! You know where to find me!