◈ Homepage — http://heydaybooks.com/BOOKS NEWS EVENTS ABOUT US CONTACT DONATE BY DILLON OSLEGER A time-traveling history of trails offers a call to action for public land defense “Powerful.” —BILL McKIBBEN, author of Here Comes the Sun “Meditative, instructive, and surprising at every switchback.” —JASON ROBERTS, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Every Living Thing “This book will enliven and enlighten any lover of wild landscapes.” —ROBERT MOOR, author of On Trails: An Exploration “This deserves a place in every wilderness explorer’s backpack.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY LEARN MORE EDITED BY KAILEA ROSE LOFTEN AND KATE ROSE WEINER A practical guide centering care work and mutual aid while navigating climate disaster “As we enter an era of climate shifts and more frequent, layered catastrophes, this is the book you want beside you to navigate the realities of disaster and recovery.” —CANDIS CALLISON, Member, Tāłtān Nation, and author, How Climate Change Comes to Matter LEARN MORE BY SOPHIE WOOD BRINKER A painterly guide to Santa Cruz's winged neighbors “Sophie Wood Brinker artfully shows us the importance of letting our curiosity get stuck in the webs that make up the natural world, and what we can learn by following the spiral threads that carefully link birds to the well-being of all living things. She invites us to enrich our lives by noticing these connections, and by finding inspiration from our feathered friends to fight for a better future for each and every one of our neighbors.” —MOLLY ADAMS, coauthor of Birding for a Better World and founder of the Feminist Bird Club LEARN MORE BY TERRIA SMITH This travel memoir from a celebrated Native journalist lights the way to finding kin across the globe “Terria Smith has gifted us something we don’t see so much of: a Native travel narrative that is more than just the fish-out-of-water, ‘Indian leaves the rez and is overwhelmed’ trope. At the core of this quarter-century unfolding is Smith’s personal origin story as a mighty, independent Indigenous woman with a deep love for her traditional land finding her power in a broader, borderless world; in worlds, really, both inner and outer varieties of them. 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JOIN US HEYDAY IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT PUBLISHER AND A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF WRITERS AND READERS. P.O. BOX 9145 BERKELEY, CA 94709 (510) 549-3564 Newsletter Sign Up Email * SIGN UP! PRIVACY POLICY ◈ Interior Pages — 12 pages crawledBirds of Santa Cruz BOOKS NEWS EVENTS ABOUT US ABOUT HEYDAY OUR AUTHORS BECOME A MEMBER ROUNDHOUSE CONTACT DONATE Search Cart Your cart is currently empty. Birds of Santa Cruz Hardcover, 8.5 x 5.5, 80 pages | Pub Date: May 5, 2026 ISBN: 9781597147095. BUY FROM Heyday BUY FROM Bookshop By Sophie Wood Brinker A colorfully realized guide to the birds of Santa Cruz. This charming, full-color guide to the birds of Santa Cruz is infused with California coastal soul and the quiet fierceness of love one can only derive from ardent attention. Author-illustrator Sophie Wood Brinker profiles 25 species you’re likely to spot hopping the sands or soaring overhead in Surf City, and shares what we can learn not only about them but from them. From the collective organizing of the Brown Pelican, to the community protection of the California Quail, to the Band-Tailed Pigeon flock that Wood Brinker likens to a mutual aid cooperative, these birds have stories to tell. Vivid hand-painted portraits accompanied by identification and song notes help everyone get to know their avian neighbors, with descriptions of each species that invoke reflections from Diane di Prima, Mary Oliver, and dreamers of all stripes. A joy to read and pore over, Birds of Santa Cruz shimmers with poetic sensibility and a conservationist ethos. Wood Brinker’s findings, gleaned from patient observation, will enchant readers far beyond the city limits. Categories Birds of California | Nature | New Releases About the Author Sophie Wood Brinker Sophie Wood Brinker (she/her) is a science illustrator who works with paint and pencil to communicate the brilliance and intricacy of the ecosystems that surround us. Her art scales from drawing the texture of butterfly wings to painting 15-foot protest banners. Sophie also works in a small town library, helping spread library joy and community resources. As a Quaker, Sophie grew up sitting in intergenerational circles hearing messages spoken out of silence. She has a BA in Peace and Global Studies from Earlham College and is a graduate of the Science Illustration Program at California State University, Monterey Bay. Sophie grew up in Santa Cruz, California, on unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe, and lives in Bolinas, California, on unceded Coast Miwok territory. sophiewoodbrinker.com Preview Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the page above are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. 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This charming, full-color field guide to 25 birds easily found in Berkeley proves that even the city’s avian residents are a little quirky. Meticulously detailed illustrations capture each bird’s distinctive physicality and temperament. A Burrowing Owl faces you in a full head-on shot, perhaps having just raised its raspy, chattering alarm call as you trespass on its last remaining Bay Area foothold at the Marina. The Anna’s Hummingbird gives you a coy backward glance to assess if you’ve properly admired its flashing throat feathers, maybe having just performed its signature J-shaped courtship dive. While descriptions of identification and vocalizations are straightforward, author-illustrator Oliver James takes a delightfully creative approach to his write-ups of each species. A joy to read and pore over, Birds of Berkeley will enchant readers far beyond the city limits with its findings gleaned from painstaking and patient wildlife observation. Categories Birds of California | Nature About the Author Oliver James Oliver James was born in Berkeley in 1991. He started watching birds in his backyard on Colusa Avenue at age five and never turned back. Since then, he has competed in national birding tournaments, worked as a birding tour guide, and joined ornithological research teams from Peru to Alaska. He graduated from Berkeley High School in 2009 and Wesleyan University in 2014, and in 2021 he received master’s degrees from the Energy and Resources Group and the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. James is also the author of A Field Guide to the Birds of Wesleyan (Wesleyan University Press, 2014). Preview Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the page above are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. 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She invites us to enrich our lives by noticing these connections, and by finding inspiration from our feathered friends to fight for a better future for each and every one of our neighbors.” — MOLLY ADAMS , coauthor of Birding for a Better World and founder of the Feminist Bird Club Learn More by Terria Smith This travel memoir from a celebrated Native journalist lights the way to finding kin across the globe “Terria Smith has gifted us something we don’t see so much of: a Native travel narrative that is more than just the fish-out-of-water, ‘Indian leaves the rez and is overwhelmed’ trope. At the core of this quarter-century unfolding is Smith’s personal origin story as a mighty, independent Indigenous woman with a deep love for her traditional land finding her power in a broader, borderless world; in worlds, really, both inner and outer varieties of them. Full of heart and humor.” — CHRIS LA TRAY , author of Becoming Little Shell Learn More Recommended Reads Books for the Bay Area In honor of this month’s Bay Area Book Festival , we’re showcasing some of our favorite Bay Area reads. These titles capture the region’s vibrant culture and breathtaking landscapes in unforgettable detail. So treat yourself to a reading date on the shore or pack a field guide for your next hike, and explore the people, places, creatures, and ideas that make the Bay unlike anywhere else. Whether you’re a local or just passing through, these stories bring the spirit of the Bay to life on every page. All are now 30% off with discount code BAY30 . The Latest in News from Native California This spring issue features a deep dive into the 48-year fight to free Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz from incarceration, the innovative bio-based building practices that blend traditional and modern building techniques for Indigenous housing, and artist spotlights elevating River Garza, Raymond LeBeau, and other Native creatives. Subscribe 2026 ⸻ Spring Issue Volume 39 ⸻ Issue 3 Heyday is an independent publisher founded in 1974, headquartered in California. Over the last five decades, Heyday has dedicated itself to publishing books that delight in the Golden State’s natural splendor, explore its rich cultural history, amplify the voices of its first peoples, and advance social justice throughout the state and beyond. Since 1987, Heyday has also published the quarterly magazine News from Native California —celebrating Indigenous storytelling and culture-keeping. 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Healy When BART opened in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1972, it became a catalyst for a renaissance in modern rail transit, both nationally and internationally. The concept as sold to Bay Area voters was gargantuan: by adopting aerospace technologies such as microchips for ground transportation, the new computer-operated rail system would bridge counties and curb urban sprawl amid a booming automobile culture. But it all came within a gnat’s eyelash of not happening. The question raised by pundits and taxpayers alike was: would this space-age plan actually work, or be the biggest boondoggle in the country’s history? In the first-ever history book about BART, longtime agency spokesman Michael C. Healy gives an insider’s account of the rapid transit system’s inception, hard-won approval, construction, and operations, “warts and all.” Written with a master storyteller’s homey wit and sharp attention to detail, Healy recreates the politically fraught venture to bring a new kind of public transit to the West Coast. What emerges is a sense of the individuals who made (and make) BART happen. From tales of staying up until 3:00 a.m. with Bill Stokes and Jack Everson to hear the election results for the rapid transit vote to weathering scandals, strikes, and growing pains, this look behind the scenes of an iconic, seemingly monolithic structure reveals people at their most human—and determined to change the status quo. Reviews “From Emperor Norton's 1872 dream of a transbay tunnel to the BART tube opening one hundred years later, Healy explores the nuanced history of the Bay Area's subway system through the convergent lenses of social, cultural, engineering, and political forces. In this exquisitely researched work, Healy not only brings the dramatic stories of BART's development to light, but shares the fragile web of energies, power, funding, and sheer will that created this monumental system of people-moving.” Anthea M. Hartig , executive director of the California Historical Society “The Metro. The T. The Tube. The world's most famous subway systems are known by simple monikers, and San Francisco's BART belongs in that class. Michael C. Healy delivers a tour-de-force telling of its roots, hard-fought approval, and challenging construction that will delight fans of American urban history.” Doug Most , author of The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway + Show all reviews Categories History | Politics About the Authors John King John King is the San Francisco Chronicle ’s urban design critic. He joined the paper in 1992 and has been in his current post since 2001. His writing on architecture and urban design has been honored by groups including the California Preservation Foundation, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the California chapters of the American Institute of Architects and the American Planning Association. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2002 and 2003. Michael C. Healy Nicknamed “Mr. BART” by his colleagues, Michael C. Healy was responsible for BART’s media affairs and marketing activities from 1971—about ten months before trains started running—until his retirement in 2004. He wrote for radio and film and was the editor of the Sausalito News before taking a public relations job at the nascent transit agency. He is an alumnus of the University of Southern California. Preview Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the page above are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising." HEYDAY IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT PUBLISHER AND A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF WRITERS AND READERS. P.O. Box 9145 Berkeley, CA 94709 (510) 549-3564 Newsletter Sign Up Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Email * Email Sign Up! PRIVACY POLICY SPECIAL OFFER 20% OFF SITE – WIDE Use code heyday20 at checkout! click here to copy code Privacy Preference Center Privacy Preferences Learn About Heyday, An Independent Nonprofit Publisher Founded In 1974 BOOKS NEWS EVENTS ABOUT US ABOUT HEYDAY OUR AUTHORS BECOME A MEMBER ROUNDHOUSE CONTACT DONATE Search Cart Your cart is currently empty. a b o u t h e y d a y Our Mission Heyday is an independent, nonprofit publisher founded in 1974 in Berkeley, California. We are a diverse community of writers and readers, activists and thinkers. 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PRIVACY POLICY SPECIAL OFFER 20% OFF SITE – WIDE Use code heyday20 at checkout! click here to copy code Privacy Preference Center Privacy Preferences Trail Work: Restoring the Paths and Stories of America's Public Lands by Dillon Osleger BOOKS NEWS EVENTS ABOUT US ABOUT HEYDAY OUR AUTHORS BECOME A MEMBER ROUNDHOUSE CONTACT DONATE Search Cart Your cart is currently empty. Trail Work: Restoring the Paths and Stories of America’s Public Lands Hardcover, 8 x 5.25, 256 pages | Pub Date: May 12, 2026 ISBN: 9781597147132. BUY FROM Heyday BUY FROM Bookshop By Dillon Osleger Mapping the past—and the future—of American trails. In Trail Work , Dillon Osleger excavates the forgotten trails of the Western United States. He shows how one of the greatest infrastructure investments in the nation’s history—paths through our public lands—has been rubbed away by time and deliberate neglect. Osleger unearths the wagon roads, water sources, trap lines, and Indigenous trading trails that once knitted the West together. He reveals centuries of path building, more than two-thirds of a nationwide network of trails and campgrounds, now erased from the map. Dwindling federal investment and privatized timber forests, ranches, and oil fields have blocked access to public lands, prompting to Osleger to ask: How can we better care for the places that are claimed for the American public, but are too often abandoned or sold? Osleger has trail eyes like no other from his years as a trail builder, geologist, professional mountain biker, and public lands advocate. Here he offers a land ethic born of joy in stewardship, attention to history and community, and living and cycling lightly. From the Central California Coast to the Sierra Nevada, out to Colorado and up to Washington, Osleger embarks on a wayfinder’s journey, revealing an atlas of lost trails for everyone who loves the outdoors. Categories Nature | New Releases About the Author Dillon Osleger Dillon Osleger is a scientist, writer, and environmental advocate whose work is anchored in society’s relationship with wild and rapidly changing environments. With an academic background in geology, ecology, and climate science, he has spent over a decade working on trail restoration, land management, and public lands policy across the American West. His writing has appeared in Outside , the Los Angeles Times , Patagonia’s The Cleanest Line , and Earth and Planetary Science Letters , focusing on the confluence of land use, climate, environmental justice, and historical memory. Whether in Washington, D.C., or the backcountry of the Sierra, Osleger brings a grounded perspective to how people move through and care for place. Trail Work is his first book and he lives in Truckee, Lake Tahoe. Preview Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the page above are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising." HEYDAY IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT PUBLISHER AND A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF WRITERS AND READERS. P.O. Box 9145 Berkeley, CA 94709 (510) 549-3564 Newsletter Sign Up Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Email * Phone Sign Up! PRIVACY POLICY SPECIAL OFFER 20% OFF SITE – WIDE Use code heyday20 at checkout! click here to copy code Privacy Preference Center Privacy Preferences Compassion in Crisis: Building Disaster-Resilient Communities by Kailea Rose Loften, Kate Rose Weiner BOOKS NEWS EVENTS ABOUT US ABOUT HEYDAY OUR AUTHORS BECOME A MEMBER ROUNDHOUSE CONTACT DONATE Search Cart Your cart is currently empty. Compassion in Crisis: Building Disaster-Resilient Communities Paperback, 7 x 9, 248 pages, full color illustrations ISBN: 9781597147118. BUY FROM Heyday BUY FROM Bookshop By Kailea Rose Loften , Kate Rose Weiner A vibrant and holistic grassroots guide to disaster preparedness that builds community resilience. How do we live in the age of disaster? In this updated and expanded guide to collective crisis preparedness, Kailea and Kate, organizers and coeditors for the book and magazine publisher Loam, share community-shaped strategies on how to practically navigate the challenges posed by overlapping catastrophes—be they environmental, economic, political, or otherwise. Help is here for our bodies, hearts, minds, and shared homes. By amplifying resources for resilience, the authors underscore preparedness as a constant, communal practice. They offer inspiration from frontline organizers who help their communities prepare for emergencies, demonstrate how to envision probable futures after upheaval, and showcase people-powered projects that nurture collective regeneration. With engaging prompts, concise checklists, and heartfelt advice, Compassion in Crisis helps its readers build and sustain the durable mutual aid networks necessary for rapid response in the face of disaster. This is your invitation into the lifelong work of caring for our Earth and one another as we all find our way through the polycrisis. Categories Forthcoming | Nature | Social Justice About the Authors Kailea Rose Loften Kailea Rose Loften is a mother of Tahltan, Kaska, and Black American ancestry. She is coeditor for the community publisher Loam and has guided climate change policy with an emphasis on Indigenous rights, previously serving as a Climate Commissioner for the City of Petaluma, California. You can contact her through kailealoften.com . Kate Rose Weiner Kate Rose Weiner is a writer, editor, and publisher working at the intersections of culture and climate justice. She is coeditor of Loam and director of Loam Library, a mobile library committed to bringing the power of print to the people. Weiner’s work is shaped by her studies in environmental art, social practice, and community herbalism. Preview Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the page above are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising." HEYDAY IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT PUBLISHER AND A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF WRITERS AND READERS. P.O. Box 9145 Berkeley, CA 94709 (510) 549-3564 Newsletter Sign Up Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Email * Phone Sign Up! PRIVACY POLICY SPECIAL OFFER 20% OFF SITE – WIDE Use code heyday20 at checkout! click here to copy code Privacy Preference Center Privacy Preferences The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area by Malcolm Margolin BOOKS NEWS EVENTS ABOUT US ABOUT HEYDAY OUR AUTHORS BECOME A MEMBER ROUNDHOUSE CONTACT DONATE Search Cart Your cart is currently empty. The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area Paperback, 6 x 9, 208 pages. ISBN: 9780930588014. BUY FROM Heyday BUY FROM Bookshop By Malcolm Margolin Two hundred years ago, herds of elk and antelope dotted the hills of the San Francisco–Monterey Bay area. Grizzly bears lumbered down to the creeks to fish for silver salmon and steelhead trout. From vast marshlands geese, ducks, and other birds rose in thick clouds “with a sound like that of a hurricane.” This land of “inexpressible fertility,” as one early explorer described it, supported one of the densest Indian populations in all of North America. One of the most ground-breaking and highly-acclaimed titles that Heyday has published, The Ohlone Way describes the culture of the Indian people who inhabited Bay Area prior to the arrival of Europeans. Recently included in the San Francisco Chronicle’s “Top 100 Western Non-Fiction” list, The Ohlone Way has been described by critic Pat Holt as a “mini-classic.” Reviews ''[Margolin] has written thoroughly and sensitively of the Pre-Mission Indians in a North American land of plenty. Excellent, well-written.'' American Anthropologist ''One of three books that brought me the most joy over the past year.'' Alice Walker ''Margolin conveys the texture of daily life, birth, marriage, death, war, the arts, and rituals, and he also discusses the brief history of the Ohlones under the Spanish, Mexican, and American regimes...Margolin does not give way to romanticism or political harangues, and the illustrations have a gritty quality that is preferable to the dreamy, pretty pictures that too often accompany texts like this.'' Choice ''Remarkable insight in to the lives of the Ohlone Indians.'' San Francisco Chronicle ''A beautiful book, written and illustrated with a genuine sympathy...A serious and compelling re-creation.'' The Pacific Sun + Show all reviews Category California Indian About the Author Malcolm Margolin Malcolm Margolin is the publisher emeritus of Heyday, an independent nonprofit publisher and unique cultural institution, which he founded in 1974. Margolin is author of several books, including The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco–Monterey Bay Area , named by the San Francisco Chronicle as one of the hundred most important books of the twentieth century by a western writer. He has received dozens of prestigious awards among which are the Chairman’s Commendation from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Fred Cody Award Lifetime Achievement from the San Francisco Bay Area Book Reviewers Association, the Helen Crocker Russell Award for Community Leadership from the San Francisco Foundation, the Carey McWilliams Award for Lifetime Achievement from the California Studies Association, an Oscar Lewis Award for Western History from the Book Club of California, a Hubert Bancroft Award from Friends of the Bancroft Library, a Cultural Freedom Award from the Lannan Foundation, and a Distinguished Service Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. He helped found the Bay Nature Institute and the Alliance for California Traditional Artists. Preview Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the page above are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising." HEYDAY IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT PUBLISHER AND A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF WRITERS AND READERS. P.O. Box 9145 Berkeley, CA 94709 (510) 549-3564 Newsletter Sign Up Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Email * Message Sign Up! PRIVACY POLICY SPECIAL OFFER 20% OFF SITE – WIDE Use code heyday20 at checkout! click here to copy code Privacy Preference Center Privacy Preferences The Bay Area Forager: Your Guide to Edible Wild Plants of the San Francisco Bay Area by Kevin Feinstein, Mia Andler BOOKS NEWS EVENTS ABOUT US ABOUT HEYDAY OUR AUTHORS BECOME A MEMBER ROUNDHOUSE CONTACT DONATE Search Cart Your cart is currently empty. The Bay Area Forager: Your Guide to Edible Wild Plants of the San Francisco Bay Area Paperback, 5.5 x 8.5, with over 85 full-color photographs, 336 pages. ISBN: 9780615496122. BUY FROM Heyday By Kevin Feinstein , Mia Andler Reading this guidebook is like taking a wild foods walk with foraging experts Mia Andler and Kevin Feinstein: it gives practical advice for gathering edible wild plants in the Bay Area in a voice that is friendly and suffused with rich personal knowledge. The authors provide thorough descriptions of where to find each of the region’s most readily available plants, and they give clear instructions for harvesting them responsibly. Large, detailed photographs help readers to identify plants easily. Also included are mouth-watering recipes such as cattail crêpes, cherry laurel cordial, fiddlehead fusilli, and rosehip soup. Ideal for any experience level, The Bay Area Forager invites readers to deepen their relationship with their environment. Reviews "The perfect book for the modern day Bay Area forager" Matt Berry "In a world focused on serious issues such as climate change and the redesign of energy, food, and human shelter systems . . . Mia and Kevin's work shines as a functional and joyful solution to the seemingly massive scale of the human footprint. Eating the plants that are available, and growing wild in your neighborhood and region is more than a symbolic gesture towards honoring ecology . . . it returns you to the ecological system as functioning member, like any other bird, bug, or mammal." Rebecca Burgess , Author of Harvesting Color -- How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes "This is a wonderful resource that is not only full of information on individual plants, it also sets forth a vision for how we may live in a regenerative way in the beautiful landscape of the Bay Area" Drew Harwell + Show all reviews Category Nature About the Authors Kevin Feinstein Kevin Feinstein is a writer, teacher, and researcher of plants, food, sustainability, and natural heath. He currently resides in Walnut Creek, California, and has lived all over the Bay Area. He is the founder of the Foraging Society ( foragingsociety.org ) and maintains a website on foraging related topics, ( feralkevin.com ). Mia Andler Mia Andler is a foraging expert, founder and director of Vilda—a nonprofit that connects children to nature in Northern California—and coauthor of The Bay Area Forager . Originally from Finland, she has been foraging since she was a little girl and has studied the regenerative practices of earth-based cultures around the world. Andler has been backpacking and foraging in the Sierra Nevada and the San Francisco Bay Area for over 25 years. She has appeared on television, film, and radio for her work on helping people foster meaningful connection with nature. She lives with her children in Truckee, California. Preview Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the page above are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. 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