Jeff & Allie present

Whisker FlatFolk Festival

A folk festival, some very opinionated cats, and Allie's lichen habit.
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Spring — Whisker Flat
The Festival

A folk fest is coming to Whisker Flat

We're hosting a small folk festival at Whisker Flat this spring — string bands, potluck, and probably too many cats wandering through the crowd. Details are still coming together, but the date is locked in for spring, and we didn't want you to make other plans.

Date

Spring — TBD

Location

Whisker Flat

Lineup & Tickets

Coming Soon

Want to play, help, or just know when to show up? Check back here — this page will grow as the plan does.

Whisker Flat is Run By

Jeff & Allie

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Jeff

Jeff has a PhD in Energy & Climate Policy from UC Davis and works as an engineer at the California Air Resources Board, focused on decarbonization policy. Off the clock he's a thru-hiker who's covered the PCT, CDT, AZT, Hayduke, and more (written up at TrailPeaches.com), and he can't stop building side-project tools — a food optimizer, a GPS course converter, an FIP treatment tracker, you name it.

Photo coming soon

Allie

Allie has a PhD in Ecology (fire ecology) from UC Davis, plus two degrees from the University of Chicago before that. She's a Public Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Geological Survey by day and a lichen educator by calling — teaching, leading walks around Northern California, and posting videos at Look, a Lichen! Long before any of that, she sailed the Hudson River teaching kids about their watershed aboard the sloop Clearwater, a habit she picked up at a summer camp in the Adirondacks.

Residents of Whisker Flat

The Cats

Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens

A gloriously regal fluff-monster. Sweet disposition, very polite, and makes terrific music. In February 2020 he was diagnosed with the dry form of FIP — historically a terminal illness. We treated him with GS-441524, and he's been thriving ever since.

Persimmony Snicket

Persimmony Snicket

A bundle of pure cuteness. A delightful orphan who loves attention, play, and mischief in roughly equal measure.

Cat Stevens' recovery led Jeff to build FIPLog.com — a site to log FIP treatments and help build better data on outcomes for other cats going through the same thing.
Allie's Corner

Look, a Lichen!

Allie Weill is a lichen enthusiast and educator based right here in the Sacramento area — PhD in Ecology from UC Davis, and a firm believer that lichens are for everyone. She's led lichen walks and workshops around Northern California and teaches a "Lichens of the Bay Area" course, with a growing library of videos to help newbies learn to spot lichens (and their look-a-likes) in the field.

Watch the Series
Meet the Lichens Ep. 1: City Dwellers Meet the Lichens Ep. 2: Your Local Park ▶ More episodes on YouTube Full site & field notes at LookALichen.com
Other Things We Build

Jeff's Projects

Blog

TrailPeaches.com

Thru-hiking & ultralight backpacking, gear reviews, and trail guides.

 App

Hayduke Trail App

Offline topo maps, water reports, and GPS navigation for the Hayduke Trail.

 Tool

FIPLog.com

A treatment log for cats fighting FIP — born from Cat Stevens' own recovery.

 Tool

AirMonitor

Automatic air purifier control via PurpleAir — clean air on autopilot.

 Union

Tower Bridge Section, PECG

Jeff's union chapter for professional engineers in California state government.

 Policy

Sacramento Vacancy Fee

Turning vacant properties into community assets.