Rick’s background is in horticulture, botany and agronomy. He has been exploring and identifying native and introduced plants around the Crested Butte area since 1984. Rick is a 27-year former business owner of an award-winning landscape development company and has taught classes in plant identification, landscape maintenance and general horticulture, several years as an Associate Professor. He married his high school sweetheart, has two married daughters, a granddaughter (and another on the way!) and a son still looking. When not identifying plants, riding his mountain bike, skiing, or snow-shoeing, Rick can be found traveling the globe with his bride and his Nikon
