NABHAN, Gary Paul

NABHAN, Gary Paul. American, b. 1952. Genres: Cultural/Ethnic topics. Career: Ethnobiologist, plant ecologist, and author. University of Arizona, Office of Arid Land Studies, research associate; affiliated with Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Has lived and worked with Native American tribes, including the Papago Indians; cofounder of Native Seeds/Search (a nonprofit organization). Publications: The Desert Smells Like Rain: A Naturalist in Papago Indian Country, 1982; Gathering the Desert, 1985; Saguaro, 1986; (ed. with J. Cole) Arizona Highways Presents Desert Wildflowers, 1988; Enduring Seeds, 1989; (with K. Dahl) Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources, 1992; (ed.) Counting Sheep, 1993; Songbirds, Truffles, and Wolves, 1993; (ed. with J.L. Carr) Ironwood, 1994; Desert Legends, 1994; (with S. Trimble) Geography of Childhood, 1994; (with C. Wilson) Canyons of Color, 1995; (with S.L. Buchmann) Forgotten Pollinators, 1996; Cultures of Habitat, 1997; (with T.E. Sheridan) Vida nortena (essays), 1998; (with A. Astorga) Efrain of the Sonoran Desert, 2001; Coming Home to Eat, 2001; The Desert Smells Like Rain: A Naturalist in O'Odham Country, 2002; Singing the Turtles to Sea, 2003; Cross-Pollinations, 2004; (with A.G. Valenzuela- Zapapa) Tequila, 2004. Contributor to periodicals. Address: Center for Environmental Sciences & Education, Northern Arizona University, PO Box 5765, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]