Walking through ashes
Posted on Feb 28, 2011 | 1 comment On Saturday, February 19, a low-burning forest fire pushed up the western slope of Shenandoah National Park, toward Jenkins Gap. The fire was an accident. Improperly disposed ashes from a wood stove ignited in the wind, and set the dry undergrowth aflame. By the end of that first day, the fire had crested...read more
From backyards to wilderness areas, I write about how, why and where modern life interacts with the natural world. My assignments span a variety of issues, subjects and places: clouded leopard conservation in Thailand, climate change in American forests and mushroom foraging in the Blue Ridge Mountains. My work appears in magazines, websites and museum exhibits.
