NOAH SIEGEL has spent two decades seeking, photographing, identifying, and furthering his knowledge about all aspects of fungi. He has hunted mushrooms throughout the United States and Canada, as well as New Zealand and Australia. his photos have been on the covers and in articles of many journals, books, and websites. He is an active member of the Humboldt Bay Mycological Society and the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz. He travels and lectures extensively across America, following the mushrooms.
Christian Schwarz teaches Natural History of Fungi and Introduction to Community Science through the Norris Center at UCSC. He is passionate about all forms of biodiversity as well as the role of ecological metaphors in culture and philosophy.