Background
States, Jack Sterling was born on November 6, 1941 in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. Son of Herbert James and Guenivere A. (Gilfry) States.
(The American Southwest is not usually thought of as a hab...)
The American Southwest is not usually thought of as a habitat for mushrooms, yet its various life zones are home to a surprising number of fungi and related species. This first book on the region's mushrooms and truffles provides descriptions and color illustrations for 156 major species and additional descriptive references for 155 more. Also included are selected slime molds and lichens, which, like truffles, usually are not covered in mushroom guides at all. The book's range is Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, and northern Mexico. It is designed to help fungiphiles not only identify mushrooms but also find them. The author describes the life zones where fungi can be found in association with characteristic plant communities and provides maps--with major landmarks indicated--designating conifer forests on public land where mushrooms are most often found. The major classifications covered are Club Fungi (Basidiomycetes), Stomach Fungi (Gasteromycetes), Sac Fungi (Ascomycetes), and Tuberlike Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes. A special feature of the guide is the provision of cross references to other field guides, reinforcing the need to confirm identification before consuming mushrooms. Notations on toxicity and edibility are provided.
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States, Jack Sterling was born on November 6, 1941 in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. Son of Herbert James and Guenivere A. (Gilfry) States.
Bachelor, University Wyoming, 1964. Master of Science, University Wyoming, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1969.
Research associate, U. Wyoming, Laramie, 1969-1970; teacher biology, Laramie, 1969-1970; assistant professor, Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, 1970-1977; associate professor, Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, 1977-1984; professor biology, Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, since 1984. Environmental consultant Salt River Project Arizona Public Service Company, Phoenix, 1971-1975, Southern California Edison, 1974-1975.
(The American Southwest is not usually thought of as a hab...)
Member Mycological Society American (Chairman of Commission on teaching 1978-1981), Arizona Beekeepers Association (board directors 1984,86), Sigma Xi (Northern Arizona chapter president 1985, S.W. regional director, national board directors 1986-1988, member of national commission on membership 1986-1988), Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Diantha Louise Green, June 8, 1965. Children: Jeffrey Sterling, Janel Annual.