Christian Schwarz

Christian Schwarz is an educator and naturalist from California specializing in biodiversity research on macrofungi. He is particularly interested in ectomycorrhizal ecology, plant-fungus interaction, and biogeography. He has co-authored two field guides — Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast and Mushrooms of Cascadia (both with Noah Siegel). He is a research associate of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, as well as the Ken Norris Center for Natural History at UC Santa Cruz, where he has taught undergraduate courses in mycology and community science. He will be enrolling at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to pursue a Master's degree in 2027, focused on the Macrofungi of the California Archipelago.

November 2025