David William Fischer is a renowned mycologist, writer and environmental advocate who has been featured on NPR’s Science Friday, the National Geographic Channel, and other major media. His classic volume Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America (Univ. of Texas Press) has stood as “the” book on that subject for nearly 30 years. David is also coauthor of the encyclopedic Mushrooms of Northeastern North America (Syracuse Univ. Press).