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High Country News correspondent, SFGATE contributing national parks editor, freelance journalist appearing in The Atlantic, National Geographic, Outside, The Guardian and more.
Wildfire, wildlife + wild places. Based in Montana.
Two years after a wildfire took everything, Maui homeowners are facing a new threat: Foreclosure.
#Hawaii #Maui #Homes #Indigenous #Foreclosure #Wildfire #Wildfires #Disaster #Politics
A Native Hawaiian mother’s fight to keep her family in Lāhainā despite soaring costs, mortgage limbo, and land-hungry investors eager to own a piece of Hawaiʻi.
Wildfire smoke far more dangerous to health than thought, say scientists
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Deaths from short-term exposure to fine particulates spewed by forest fires underestimated by 93%
My talented colleague and editor @ashleyharrell.bsky.social worked hard to break this news yesterday: 3 months after a large transgender pride flag appeared on El Capitan, park officials terminated 1 employee and put 2 others on leave. www.sfgate.com/california-p...
SJ Joslin is now considering a wrongful termination lawsuit.
I have an op-ed in @statnews.com today (with the incomparable Dr. Burcin Ikiz!) on the longterm neurological toll of wildfires: www.statnews.com/2025/08/19/w... (short 🧵 follows; not a story of 'climate anxiety')
Disaster response systems are woefully unprepared to address long-term neurological health impacts.
Nothing like being charged with attempting to sexually assault an 11 year old girl, and still getting a mountain named after you! Changes are coming to Mount Woodring: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
A problematic peak in Grand Teton National Park is getting a new name.
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Read this excerpt, and then, go out and buy Hotshot: A Life on Fire by @riverselby.bsky.social! 🔥 www.hcn.org/issues/57-8/...
A wildland firefighter reckons with the male-dominated culture found on the fireline.
The first story I edited in my capacity as a contributing editor for @highcountrynews.org is up! Consider this lovely piece by @goesbykim.bsky.social as a bit of a palate cleanser, with reeeeaaallly cool photos: www.hcn.org/articles/cou...
Saguaros are struggling to cope with extreme weather, monitoring studies reveal.
America’s wildfire strategy is falling apart when it’s needed most. www.vox.com/climate/4228...
America’s wildfire strategy is falling apart when it’s needed most.
this is so cool?! and cute!
