Roaming in Nature
It’s not just that the ding of the text message is reaching me farther into the wilderness, it’s the way my whole view of nature feels like it’s now shaped by the digital age.
Bay Nature. January 8, 2026.

How tech is taking over the backcountry
Wilderness is one of the few places where I don’t have to control the impulse to pick up my smartphone. How much longer will that last?
The Boston Globe. October 1, 2025

The Trump administration is asking park rangers to rewrite history
And some national park site staffers are pushing back.
High Country News. June 27, 2025.

As the Gila Wilderness turns 100, the Wilderness Act is still a living law
Wilderness areas are changing in profound ways, and so are our ideas about them.
High Country News. June 1, 2024.

In Colorado, a storied valley blooms again
The San Luis Valley’s Acequia Institute is raising new traditions from multicultural roots.
High Country News. October 31, 2022.

Animals can recover from fire
But can they adjust to the progressively changing landscape?
Bay Nature. June 23, 2021.

Acorn woodpecker in five acts
A tragicomedy of avian proportions.
Bay Nature. September 16, 2019.