Wild Prose
Where Writing Meets Wildness
Wild Prose is a blog for people who cherish wildness. Enjoy field notes, essays, and other wild musings.
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Feeling the Burn
When we first checked this camera a year ago, Robert and I completed the trip in three days—allowing ourselves no cushion to explore the surrounding wildlands. Sometimes we’re so busy chasing photos of carnivores that we forget to stop and smell the lupine. We vowed to build in a little extra time this year…
Discovering Lynx Country
Growing up in New England, I had two mental images of Washington. The first featured the Space Needle, a spaceship perched upon a tall, skinny building. The second consisted of lush green mountains that dropped dramatically to the sea. I never knew of the other Washington…
Virtual Book Launch, Rewilding Café
Are you craving great company and creative sustenance? Please come to our virtual book release party at Rewilding Café! This FREE event will be held on the Summer Solstice, June 22, at 12pm PST (3pm EST).
Wild Hope for Southern Resident Orcas
The spring/summer edition of Wild Hope magazine features my most recent article about efforts to save the Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) of the Pacific Northwest, whose endangered population currently numbers only 72 individuals.
Featured in Best of 2019 Anthology
I’m honored to see my work included in the Best of 2019 anthology published by Rewilding Earth, whose mission is “to develop and promote the ideas and strategies to advance continental-scale conservation in North America and beyond.”
Ready, Set, Gulo!
Field season. For most of the wildlife biologists I know, this term is packed with emotions, from worry and panic to excitement and pride. By the time we’re finished, the balance has tipped toward the latter. Otherwise, we wouldn’t keep doing what we do.
Welcome to Wild Prose
My first book was a cautionary tale about a community of crickets who overslept one lazy summer afternoon, precipitating panic among the local townspeople—who noticed that something in their world had gone terribly wrong.