Backcountry Press

Explore Your Natural History

Hello! Welcome to Backcountry Press. We’re on a mission to enhance the human connection with the natural world through easy to understand science and direct experience in nature.

Hot off the press!

Mushrooms of Cascadia

Recognize and identify mushrooms across the Pacific Northwest. Paperback ships in early September.

Second Edition

Conifers of the Pacific Slope

Updated treatments, taxonomy, and photography after eleven years. Take it for a hike!

GOLD MEDAL

The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History

A gold medal award winner at the 2023 California Book Awards. We think it deserves it!

Read Up

We’ve been independently publishing books that explore natural history, ecology, and the western landscape since 2012.

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Next Steps

You’re invited to learn firsthand from our wide variety of classes, both in person and online, featuring our authors and other experts in their fields.

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