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Beloved Intertubes Botanist With a Chicago Accent Partners With Humboldt Field Guide Publisher on Streamable ‘Blue-Collar’ Lecture Series A widely popular botanist known for his series of funny, informative and profoundly interesting social media videos on plant ecology will host an online, four-part lecture series billed as “Blue-Collar Botany” next month in partnership with the Kneeland-based field guide publisher Backcountry Press. Backcountry Press co-owner Allison Poklemba told the Outpost that she and her husband Michael Kauffmann have known the featured host Joey Santore for more than a decade. “He first got his start with botany by being interested in conifers,” Poklemba said. “My husband wrote books about conifers and they really hit it off connecting as colleagues about 15 years ago. We’ve kept in touch with him throughout the years and when he comes up here to visit, we help him with plant exploration tips.” ....