• Bestselling book with more than 8,000 copies sold since the first edition in 2020.
• Sections relating to Indigenous uses have been reviewed and expanded based on expert feedback from ethnobotanists T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss and Senaqwila Wyss.
• New section notes traditional Indigenous territories within the coastal Pacific Northwest bioregion.
• Highlights some of the ethics and risks of foraging including identifying poisonous plants to avoid. 
• Includes 250+ species, including trees, shrubs, herbs, and wetland plants.

Collin Varner is a horticulturalist/arboriculturalist. He began his career at the University of British Columbia’s Botanical Garden, and over the next forty years he assumed responsibility for conserving 25,000 trees across campus and taught courses in native plant studies. Now retired, Varner is an avid photographer, world traveller, and bestselling author of The Flora and Fauna of Coastal British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest, Invasive Flora of the West Coast, and The Flora and Fauna of Stanley Park.

Media + Publicity Plans

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  Targeted print, online, and broadcast media pitches: CBC British Columbia, Vancouver Sun, Georgia Straight, Stir Vancouver, Seattle Times, The Stranger (Seattle, WA), BC Outdoors, BC Magazine, CHEK TV, Victoria Times Colonist, BCnature, Victoria Naturalist, Discovery magazine, This Big Adventure, SOAR Magazine, etc.

• Outreach to nature organizations, and travel and tourism groups: Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association, Vancouver Natural History Society, Victoria Natural History Society, University of Washington Botanic Gardens, Northwest Invasive Plant Council, and Invasive Species Council of British Columbia.
• Social media campaigns, influencer outreach, digital collateral for online use.
• Excerpts available.
• Electronic ARCs.

“Edible and Medicinal Flora of the West Coast is well-written and thoughtful while also leaving room for the individual to build a relationship with nature, and to also further their research by combining it with other resources that they may use to ID wild native plants.”
—Sen’ákw, Senaqwila Wyss, Squamish Nation ethnobotanist

“This book is a potpourri of plant knowledge – to enjoy out in the wild, in your own backyard and kitchen, or sitting at the fireside. The accompanying photos, most by the author, are spectacular. From ocean to forest, from orchard to garden, plants valued by humans everywhere are celebrated here.”
—Nancy J. Turner, Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria

“Edible and Medicinal Flora of the West Coast is a clear, concise and beautifully photographed guide to coastal plants. It is one I intend to keep on my shelf of frequently consulted books.”
—Dan Jason, author of Some Useful Wild Plants and Medicinal Herbs to Know and Grow