Vol. 8: Dean Enderlin (b. 1961), geologist, Homestake Mining Company; Napa Valley mining history, family background in Napa and Lake Counties, gold panning and suction dredging in Sierra Nevada, education at Sonoma State College; McLaughlin mine geology, ore control, reclamation. Susan Harrison (b. 1961), professor, ecology, UC Davis, McLaughlin Natural Reserve director: studies at UC Davis and Stanford, research on caterpillars, butterflies, conservation ecology in Kenya, Costa Rica, England; UC Natural Reserve System organization and management; Knoxville area serpentine habitat. Raymond Krauss (b. 1942), biologist, environmental manager, Homestake Mining Company: education at Oberlin College, 1960-1964, University of Michigan, 1966-1967; urban planning, Puerto Rico, 1968-1970, San Francisco, 1970-1971; environmental planning, Sonoma County, 1971-1981, discusses river gravel mining issues; McLaughlin Mine, 1981-2001: obtaining permits, directing environmental protection and mine reclamation; discusses long-term benefits of proactive policy in environmental protection at mining sites; establishing Blue Ridge-Berryessa Natural Area; discusses state and national service: California Mining & Geology Board, 1978-1981, 1992-1998; Vol. 8, cont.: president, California Mining Association, 1999-2001; National Academy of Sciences Research Council to Review the General Mining Law; Bureau of Land Management Science Advisory Board; facilitator, Blue Ridge-Berryessa Conservation Partnership, Delta Tributaries Mercury Council.