User:Rikimmel
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Dick Kimmel (born Richard Owen Kimmel, February 21, 1947, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American musician, songwriter, recording artist, writer, and wildlife biologist. Kimmel has been performing music since the late 1950's. He is a vocalist and plays 5-string banjo, mandolin, and guitar and has toured throughout North America and Europe. Kimmel has made more than 2-dozen recordings, most catalogued as bluegrass and old-time stringband music. Many of his recordings include songs and instrumentals that he has written. He has written articles, music tablatures, and reviews for magazines in the USA, Europe, and Asia.
Dick Kimmel is also a wildlife research biologist and has published manuscripts about various bird species. Most of his career has been with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), where he is a wildlife research supervisor. He earned a Ph.D. in wildlife management (West Virginia University, 1982), M.A. in animal behavior (West Virginia University, 1972), and B.S. in biology (Earlham College, 1969). He has served as an Adjunct/Consulting Professor for St. Cloud State University, Minnesota State University-Mankato, University of Minnesota, and South Dakota State University.
His musical recordings include:
Dick Kimmel & Jerilyn Kjellberg "Somebody Loves You Darlin'" (Copper Creek Records CC-0245),
Dick Kimmel & Co "My Lord Keeps A Record" (Copper Creek Record CC-0240),
Dick Kimmel "Fishin’ Creek Blues” (Copper Creek Records CC-0173),
Dick Kimmel "25 Year Collection” (Copper Creek Records CC-0143),
Dick Kimmel "Wild Turkey Rag” (Copper Creek Records CC-115).
His published works include:
Kimmel, R.O. and W.K. Krueger. 2005. Northern wild turkeys - Issues or opportunity. National Wild Turkey Symposium 9.
Kimmel, Dick. 1981. Fishin' Creek Blues - 17 Clawhammer Banjo Tunes. Mel Bay Publications.
Kimmel, R.O. and A.H. Berner. 1998. Effects of farm programs on ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and other grassland nesting birds in the United States. Gibier Faune Sauvage 15(4):491-500.
Kimmel, R.O. 1988. Potential impacts of ring-necked pheasants on other game birds. Pages 253-265 in W. R. Edwards et al., eds. Pheasants -- symptoms of wildlife problems on agricultural lands, proceedings of a symposium. North Central Section, The Wildlife Society.
Kimmel, R.O. and W.M. Healy. 1987. Imprinting - a technique for wildlife research. Pages 39-52 in Perdix IV - Gray Partridge Workshop.
Kimmel, R.O. and D.E. Samuel. 1984. Implications of ruffed grouse brood habitat studies in West Virginia. Pages 89-108 in Ruffed grouse management - state of the art in the early 1980's. Ruffed grouse symposium. North Central Section, The Wildlife Society.
Kimmel, R. O., R. Tillman, and D. R. Wooley. 1981. Handbook for manual maintenance of power line rights-of-way. 26pp
