2025 SOMA Wild Mushroom Camp

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Jesse Miller

Jesse Miller has worked with lichens since 2007. After several years working as a field botanist and lichenologist in Oregon and California, he completed his PhD in plant ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He now teaches ecology at Stanford. His recent research includes studying the effects of larger, hotter wildfires on lichen diversity in the Sierra Nevada. Jesse greatly enjoys sharing his passion for lichens and the natural world with others. For more info, see his website: jesseedmiller.com