Pepper Trail is a poet and naturalist based in Ashland, Oregon. His poetry has appeared in Rattle, Atlanta Review, Spillway, Kyoto Journal, Cascadia Review, and other publications, and has been nominated for Pushcart and Best of the Net awards. His collection "Cascade-Siskiyou" is a finalist for the 2016 Oregon Book Award in Poetry. In his spare time, he leads natural history tours around the world.