Audrey DeLella Benedict is a biologist and writer, a naturalist in the classic tradition. She is the founder and director of Cloud Ridge Naturalists, a forty-year-old nonprofit natural history education and publishing program, and has guided trips from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Audrey is the author of several books, including The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest and Explore the Salish Sea: A Nature Guide for Kids.
