Keeper Trout | |
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 Trout in 2013 | |
| Born | October 1957 (age 67) |
| Other names | Trout, K. Trout, Keeper of the Trout |
| Occupation(s) | Author, photographer, ethnobotanist, archivist, conservationist |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Organization(s) | Erowid, Shulgin Farm, Cactus Conservation Institute, Chihuahuan Desert Preserve Association |
| Known for | Books, articles, editing, archiving, and conservation efforts |
| Notable work | Sacred Cacti, Some Simple Tryptamines, others |
| Website | troutsnotes sacredcacti |
Keeper Trout (born October 1957), also known as Keeper of the Trout, is an American independent scholar in the area of psychedelics and psychedelic plants, especially cacti. [1] [2] [3] [4] He is variously described as an author, photographer, ethnobotanist, archivist, and conservationist. [1] [3] [4]
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- Selected publications
- Books and related
- Journal articles
- Book chapters
- See also
- References
- External links
Trout first became interested in the psychedelic experience in 1972 when he was 14 years old. [1] [5] He studied chemistry and microbiology at university in Texas. [4] Trout worked as a lapidarist but eventually was unable to continue doing this work due having come down with encephalitis which had led to unilateral blindness and loss of his depth perception. [5] In 1991, he pivoted direction and started working more publicly in the area of psychedelics. [5] In 1993, he met Alexander and Ann Shulgin and others at a psychedelic conference and they encouraged him to start writing. [1] [5] He has since written numerous books and other publications on psychedelic plants and alkaloids, including his notable Trout's Notes series. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] His books are published by Mydriatic Productions, a division of Better Days Publishing.
Trout was formerly a technical editor of the Entheogen Review. [3] [4] He is a co-founder and board member of the Cactus Conservation Institute and a board member of the Chihuahuan Desert Preserve Association. [1] [6] [3] [5] He does work for Erowid and Transform Press, is a board member of the Shulgin Farm, and works at the Shulgin Archive digitizing the materials of Alexander Shulgin. [1] [3] [5]