Wild Berries of Washington and Oregon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789766500573)

T. Abe Lloyd is an ethnobotanist and founding director of Salal, the Cascadian Food Institute (www.cascadianfood.net), where he consults with regional Native American Tribal organizations to study and promote indigenous foods. A sixth-generation resident of the Pacific Northwest, Abe was enchanted by nature's edible bounty at a young age. He has a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management (2002) and a Masters of Science degree in Ethnobotany from the University of Victoria (2011). He teaches natural history and ethnobotany courses at Western Washington University and Whatcom Community College, and hands-on foraging courses at Royal Roads University. Abe is vice-president of the Koma Kulshan Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society, an active member of the Northwest Mushroomers' Association, and a former board Member of the Society of Ethnobiology. He is an avid forager and collects more than half of all he eats. Fiona Hamersley Chambers was born in Vancouver and holds a Masters of Science degree in Environmental Change and Management from Oxford University. She has taught Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria since 1999 and ethnobotany at Pacific Rim College since 2009. Fiona currently divides her time between teaching, writing, and running a small organic farm.