Matt Ritter

Matt Ritter (born 7 September 1974, in California) is an author, editor and botany professor at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo.

Matt Ritter
Born
Matthew Ritter

(1974-09-07) September 7, 1974
OccupationProfessor
Years active2002 – present

He specializes in cultivated trees, and is an expert of the genus Eucalyptus.

Ritter was Editor-in-Chief of Madroño, the journal of the California Botanical Society for five years .

He is the California coordinator of the Official National Register of Big Trees.

Ritter is a contributing author to the second edition of the Jepson Manual of California native plants, and to the Flora of North America projects.

Books

Ritter, Matt (2005) Plants of San Luis Obispo, Their Lives and Stories, Kendall Hunt, Dubuque, IA

Ritter, Matt (2011) A Californian’s Guide to the Trees among Us, Heyday, Berkeley, CA

Ritter, Matt (2018) California Plants: A Guide to Our Iconic Flora, Pacific Street Publishing, San Luis Obispo, CA/Heyday, Berkeley, CA

Ritter, Matt (2020) Rainwalkers, Pacific Street Publishing, San Luis Obispo, CA

Ritter, Matt (2021) Something Wonderful, Pacific Street Publishing, San Luis Obispo, CA

Awards

2011 R. W. Harris Excellence in Education Award from the International Society of Arboriculture.

2012 California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo Distinguished Teaching Award

2018 California Urban Forests Council Excellence in Education Award

2018 California Independent Booksellers Alliance Golden Poppy Award for California Plants: A Guide to Our Iconic Flora

2020 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist for novel Rainwalkers

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