Streamside (Paperback)

A collection of published and unpublished essays covering the subjects of river and stream ecology, natural history, biology, and fly fishing

C.E. (Bert) Cushing is a retired stream ecologist who has studied rivers and streams for over 45 years and fished them for 70 years. He obtained a B.Sc. in Fisheries Management and a M.Sc. in Limnology from Colorado State University in 1952 and 1956, respectively, and a Ph.D. in Limnology from the University of Saskatchewan in 1961. He spent his professional career as a Senior Research Scientist at the Battelle-Pacific Northwest Laboratories in Richland, WA. Bert has published widely in scientific journals and books. He authored The Kelly Creek Chronicles and co-authored (with J.D. Allan) the popular book Streams: Their Ecology and Life, He was the lead editor of the book River and Streams Ecosystems and co-edited (with A.C. Benke) the recent books Rivers of North America and A Field Guide to the Rivers of North America. He has also published popular articles on stream ecology in Colorado Outdoors, Trout, and The Quill. He has taught at Washington State University, the Yellowstone Institute, Rocky Mountain National Park, and currently holds an Affiliate Faculty appointment at Colorado State University.