Sean Patton is an aquatic biologist and founder of Stocking Savvy, a habitat restoration company. Sean has researched alternative methods of restoring Florida's landscapes with natural biological systems and native plants and wildlife species. He is a professor of biodiversity at Ringling College and plant coordinator at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. He regularly lectures and teaches throughout the state on aquatic butterfly gardening. Sean lives in Sarasota, Florida.

Kendall Southworth is a restoration specialist and manager of Stocking Savvy. She has a BA in environmental ethics from New College of Florida and works directly with the Science and Environment Council of Sarasota as its outreach coordinator. Kendall lives in Sarasota, Florida.