Jeff Miller is the founder of the Alameda Creek Alliance and has served as executive director since 1997. Jeff also works with the Center for Biological Diversity on media, outreach, writing endangered species listing petitions, and working on biodiversity issues and endangered species protection throughout California. He lives in Ashland, OR. Obi Kaufmann is the author and illustrator of The California Field Atlas (2017), The State of Water (2019), The Forests of California (2020), The Coasts of California (2022), and The Deserts of California (2023), all published by Heyday.
"Praise for Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide: ""Breezy to read, bite-sized accounts of fascinating creatures, be they colossal or minute, obvious or clandestine, slimy or sinewy, and furred, feathered or finned, hold the reader's attention. This lovingly irreverent perspective on this rich and diverse area will assuredly captivate, astonish, educate, and always entertain."" —Keith Hansen, author of Birds of Point Reyes ""Jeff Miller, a leading advocate for wild nature in the region, writes without stuffiness. He deploys ageless archetypes, then segues to the science."" —Ken Brower, author of Wake of the Whale ""A fun and easy guide to get to know many of the fascinating and diverse fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals (and even nudibranchs) of the Bay Area. Combining playful descriptions with excellent natural history observations, this book belongs in every nature-lover's library."" —Laura Cunningham, author of A State of Change ""The Blazing Saddles of wildlife guides."" —Jolene Griffith, Jeff's mom"