Carl Schreier was born and raised in the Yellowstone and Grand Teton country of the Northern Rockies, where his grandparents homestead at the turn of the nineteenth century. He studied wildlife habitats, geology, botany and journalism at the University of Montana and completed further wildlife studies in East Africa. He has consulted for most of the recent US Presidents and foreign diplomats in the field of natural resources. In addition, he is the founder and publisher of Homestead Publishing, located in Jackson Hole, WY and San Francisco, CA. He is the author of more than 20 books, including, A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains and Banff-Jasper Explorers Guide and the recipient of national book and screen awards.