Mick (Mickey or Flip) has been in charge of Total Habitat since he founded it in 1996. Mick has been in the zoo world for many years and was formerly the Curator of Exhibits at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita. He had his "ah-ha" moment when he witnessed otters playing in the new chemical-free, and crystal-clear swimming pool exhibit they built. He realized that people should get to enjoy this wonderful chlorine-free experience for themselves!
Mick grew up in Kansas City, and has lived in Lawrence and Wichita before moving back to Bonner Springs. One of his favorite projects was a Natural Swimming Pond in Tennessee. We rented an excavator that reached an extreme length of 60 feet so that we were able to use one large machine instead of several small ones to navigate around this huge pond project complete with water slide and swimming grotto!
Mick grew up in Kansas City, and has lived in Lawrence and Wichita before moving back to Bonner Springs. One of his favorite projects was a Natural Swimming Pond in Tennessee. We rented an excavator that reached an extreme length of 60 feet so that we were able to use one large machine instead of several small ones to navigate around this huge pond project complete with water slide and swimming grotto!
 Mick acquiring reference material for artificial rock builds |  The finished NSP project where we used the 60' reach heavy machinery as mentioned above |
Outside of running Total Habitat Mick enjoys spending time with his family and grand-dog Kona. He enjoys writing music and poetry. You can often find him playing music with friends at the Kit Kat Club at Lake of the Forest in Bonner Springs, Kansas.
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