Field Guide to the Trees of the Gila Region of New Mexico

Field Guide to the Trees of the Gila Region of New Mexico is the definitive guide for field botanists, researchers, students, and avid nature lovers who wish to explore the natural history of native and introduced tree species across the Gila.

Richard Stephen Felger (1934-2020) was a researcher with the Herbarium, School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona. He published widely on arid-land botany, ethnobotany, and conservation, and he was a coauthor of Plant Life of a Desert Archipelago: Flora of the Sonoran Islands in the Gulf of California.

James Thomas Verrier is a professional horticulturist and a researcher affiliated with the University of Arizona School of Plant Sciences.

Kelly Kindscher is a plant ecologist and ethnobotanist at the University of Kansas. His recent works include Echinacea: Herbal Medicine with a Wild History.

Xavier Raj Herbst Khera has a keen interest in new arid-land food crops and horticulture, especially desert plants. He is a Silver City, New Mexico, native and an outdoor enthusiast.