Environmental Education + Advocacy

As an avid outdoorswoman, I have a natural pull toward environmental topics. I am particularly interested in covering stories about citizen science efforts, creative ways of addressing climate change, discovering new species, and increasing access to outdoor education for all. I like to explore how we can use personal stories to inform the greater narrative on protecting wilderness and our shared planet.

I am studying to become a certified naturalist through the Tennessee Naturalist Program. I was the 2017 artist-in-residence at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. I am also the co-founder of Wild Wilderness Women and an enthusiastic advocate for and user of iNaturalist.

You can find clips of some of my work from this area below. I’m available for assignments, so please reach out if you have a story you’d like for me to cover! I’d love to collaborate together.

Highlights

• Smokies Most Wanted: An Opportunity for Visitors to Help the Park by Experiencing Biodiversity Firsthand. Print Only (pgs. 18-21). Smokies Life Magazine. September 2022.

• Smokies Most Wanted: How Visitors Can Help the Park by Playing Detective to Record Species’ Whereabouts. Print Only (pgs. 12-16). Smokies Life Magazine. March 2022.

• The Desmognathus Mystery: Genomic Testing Reveals Two New Species Endemic to the Salamander Capital of the World. Print Only (pgs. 60-65). Smokies Life Magazine. September 2021.

• iNaturalist Does More Than ID Plants. Sierra Magazine. August 2020.

• Celebrate Earth Day with a Microtrash Mindfulness Practice. Gossamer Gear. April 2020.

• How Forest School Prioritizes Nature and the Power of Play. The Dyrt Magazine. September 2019.

• This NPS Biologist Shows How Women in Science are Protecting Public Lands. The Dyrt Magazine. June 2019.

• What Outdoor Enthusiasts Need to Know about the Midwestern Floods. The Dyrt Magazine. June 2019.

• 10 Prairie Dog Facts that Will Steal Campers Hearts. The Dyrt Magazine. April 2019.

• Vote the Outdoors: How Toxic Algae is Shaping Politics in Florida. Gossamer Gear. November 2018.

• Monumental Decisions at the 2018 Outdoor Retailer. Gossamer Gear. February 2018.

• Looking to Stand Up for Bears Ears National Monument? Here’s a Quick Guide on How You Can. Gossamer Gear. December 2017.

• "Know Before You Go" - Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve. Video Script and Storyboard. National Park Service. November 2017.

• The Unexpected of the Cave: A Look at Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve. Podcast Episode. She Explores. November 2017.

• Do We Need National Preserves? Yes. Here’s Why. Gossamer Gear. October 2017.

• The Outdoor Enthusiast’s Quick Guide to Park Designations. Gossamer Gear. October 2017.

• On the C&O Canal, History Meets the Wild. Sierra Magazine. June 2017.

• Drain the Swamp? Florida Says No to That. Adventure Journal. March 2017.

• My Job: The Man Who Cleans D.C.’s Nastiest Water. Adventure Journal. October 2016.