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My guest in this episode is Michael Kauffmann. He's a life-long educator, ecologist, and author, as well as founder of Backcountry Press. He's also an expert in conifers - those wonderful trees that include some of the tallest, widest, and oldest living trees on Earth. Think Giant Sequoia, Coast Redwood, and Bristlecone Pine for just a small taste of what conifers have to offer.Today we discuss the many things that make conifers such an amazing group of plants. Michael walks us through their evolutionary history, what makes them different from other trees, and gives us a special look at the amazing diversity of conifers in his area - the Klamath region of far northern California. This deep dive reveals many interesting ecological processes that likely can be generalized to other regions and other plants. It's truly fascinating.Michael also discusses how he turned his love of conifers into two amazing projects. With the creation of his first book, Conifer Country, Michael established Backcountry Press. It has since grown to produce several wonderful natural history books, and he gives us a preview of some new ones due out soon. And the second project is his establishment of the 360 mile Bigfoot Trail. It's a playful name for a truly serious trail if you are in to backpacking or botanizing, and it boasts 32 conifer species.You can find Michael at MichaelKauffmann.net, on Instagram, or on iNaturalist.FULL SHOW NOTESLinks To Topics DiscussedPeople, Organizations, ThingsGriff Griffith - past podcast guest that introduced Michael and I The Miracle Mile - all of the species Michael documented in the famed 1 square mile of the Klamath.Books MentionedCalifornia Desert Plants - coming in May 2022 from Backcountry PressConifer Country, by Michael KauffmannConifers of California by Ronald LannerConifers of the Pacific Slope, by Michael KauffmannThe Klamath Knot by David Rains WallaceThe Klamath Mountains: A Natural History Tour - coming October 2022 from Backcountry PressField Guide to Manzanitas, by Michael Kauffmann, Tom Parker, and Michael VaseyNorthwest Trees by Stephen ArnoMusic: Spellbound by Brian Holtz MusicFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9616-spellboundLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseArtist website: https://brianholtzmusic.com Support the show

My guest in this episode is Michael Kauffmann. He's a life-long educator, ecologist, and author, as well as founder of <a href="https://backcountrypress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Backcountry Press</a>. He's also an expert in conifers - those wonderful trees that include some of the tallest, widest, and oldest living trees on Earth. Think Giant Sequoia, Coast Redwood, and Bristlecone Pine for just a small taste of what conifers have to offer.Today we discuss the many things that make conifers such an amazing group of plants. Michael walks us through their evolutionary history, what makes them different from other trees, and gives us a special look at the amazing diversity of conifers in his area - the Klamath region of far northern California. This deep dive reveals many interesting ecological processes that likely can be generalized to other regions and other plants. It's truly fascinating. Michael also discusses how he turned his love of conifers into two amazing projects. With the creation of his first book, Conifer Country, Michael established Backcountry Press. It has since grown to produce several wonderful natural history books, and he gives us a preview of some new ones due out soon. And the second project is his establishment of the 360 mile <a href="https://www.bigfoottrail.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bigfoot Trail</a>. It's a playful name for a truly serious trail if you are in to backpacking or botanizing, and it boasts 32 conifer species.You can find Michael at <a href="http://michaelkauffmann.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MichaelKauffmann.net</a>, on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/michael.kauffmann/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, or on <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/people/michaelkauffmann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iNaturalist</a>. <a href="https://podcast.naturesarchive.com/2022/03/07/conifers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FULL SHOW NOTES </a> Links To Topics DiscussedPeople, Organizations, Things<a href="https://podcast.naturesarchive.com/2021/06/07/griff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Griff Griffith</a> - past podcast guest that introduced Michael and I <a href="https://www.michaelkauffmann.net/2014/07/miracle-mile-russian-wilderness/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Miracle Mile</a> - all of the species Michael documented in the famed 1 square mile of the Klamath.Books Mentioned<a href="https://backcountrypress.com/book/california-desert-plants/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">California Desert Plants</a> - coming in May 2022 from Backcountry Press <a href="https://backcountrypress.com/book/conifer-country/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conifer Country</a>, by Michael Kauffmann <a href="https://amzn.to/3Mpck9j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conifers of California</a> by Ronald Lanner <a href="https://backcountrypress.com/book/conifers-of-the-pacific-slope/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conifers of the Pacific Slope</a>, by Michael Kauffmann <a href="https://amzn.to/3pDIl41" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Klamath Knot</a> by David Rains Wallace <a href="https://backcountrypress.com/book/the-klamath-mountains-a-natural-history/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History Tour</a> - coming October 2022 from Backcountry Press <a href="https://backcountrypress.com/book/field-guide-to-manzanitas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Field Guide to Manzanitas</a>, by Michael Kauffmann, Tom Parker, and Michael Vasey <a href="https://amzn.to/3vJTCDx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Northwest Trees</a> by Stephen ArnoMusic: Spellbound by Brian Holtz Music Free download: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/9616-spellbound" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://filmmusic.io/song/9616-spellbound</a> License (CC BY 4.0): <a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a> Artist website: <a href="https://brianholtzmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brianholtzmusic.com</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/naturesarchive" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

#41: Michael Kauffmann: Conifers - Extreme Survivors

In this season of the winter solstice — marked by the beauty and appreciative contemplation that mark the celebrations of winter holidays the world around, I very much wanted this week's Cultivating Place to acknowledge the diversity, value and fragility of our native plants and their communities. No matter where you garden or cultivate place now, or where you might have done so throughout your life, the native plants of any place are what signify, identify and root that place as its own. Native plants — ornamental, edible or useful, common, rare or endangered — all cultivation and gardening is based upon the native plants of somewhere. This week, I honor the native plants of my place — the native plants of California, one of the world's biodiveristy hotspots, with more native and endemic plants than certainly anywhere I've lived or gardened before now. To help me in this celebration of the plants of our own places, my guest today is Michael Kauffmann, editor-in-chief of Backcountry Press and author of several books exploring the natural history of some signature plants of the western forest, including — so seasonally appropriate — "Conifer Country, Conifers of the Pacific Slope" and "A Field Guide to Manzanitas,” one of our native broadleaved evergreens. As of January 2017, Michael is also the editor of Fremontia, the journal of the California Native Plant Society.

In this season of the winter solstice — marked by the beauty and appreciative contemplation that mark the celebrations of winter holidays the world around, I very much wanted this week's Cultivating Place to acknowledge the diversity, value and fragility of our native plants and their communities. No matter where you garden or cultivate place now, or where you might have done so throughout your life, the native plants of any place are what signify, identify and root that place as its own. Native plants — ornamental, edible or useful, common, rare or endangered — all cultivation and gardening is based upon the native plants of somewhere. This week, I honor the native plants of my place — the native plants of California, one of the world's biodiveristy hotspots, with more native and endemic plants than certainly anywhere I've lived or gardened before now. To help me in this celebration of the plants of our own places, my guest today is Michael Kauffmann, editor-in-chief of Backcountry Press and author of several books exploring the natural history of some signature plants of the western forest, including — so seasonally appropriate — "Conifer Country, Conifers of the Pacific Slope" and "A Field Guide to Manzanitas,” one of our native broadleaved evergreens. As of January 2017, Michael is also the editor of Fremontia, the journal of the California Native Plant Society.

Cultivating Place: Michael Kauffmann, Founder And Editor Of Backcountry Press