I’m a writer and science communicator who combines dynamic communication strategies with storytelling informed by my experiences as a wildland firefighter and journalist.
Working hard for high alpine brook trout in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA.
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Feature in Mountain Journal
Exploring how emotion drives the work that I do and how to approach storytelling around wildfire. Mountain Journal, October 2024. Written by Bella Butler.
Season Equipment Blog Q&A
Quick Q&A about Life with Fire, crying on the top of a classic Mt. Baker line and why I have come to love Mt. Baker. Done by my friend Liam Gallagher.
Science on Tap Portland
I was invited to be a featured speaker for Science on Tap, where I spoke to an audience of nearly 100 people at the Alberta Rose Theater in Portland. The first half of my talk centered on wildland firefighting (my experiences of it as well as general tactics/strategies and challenges facing wildland firefighters), while the second half was all about the fire ecology of West Cascade ecosystems, in addition to how we can prepare for wildfire on the Westside.
Intentional Fire Website
Provided content direction and creation for the Climate and Wildfire Institute’s standalone, multimedia feature about Intentional Fire. Included managing and coordinating with writers, sourcing imagery and design assets, as well as general copywriting and editing.
Flylords Interview on Fire and Fish
Released as part of a Flylords collaboration with the Forest Service/Smokey Bear. Accompanying story can be found under the “writing” tab.
NPR Interview
Weekend Edition conversation that discusses coping with wildfire smoke in the aftermath of the smoke event in the Eastern US in early June.
TREX Coverage
I don’t get to highlight my work as a public information officer very often, so here’s a piece published by the Columbia Gorge News about the TREX event that I worked on as a PIO in October, 2023. All featured images were taken by me.
Feature in Wildfire Magazine
A mini-profile and exploration of some of the lessons I’ve learned in communicating about wildfire.
“Cache of Gold” in FF3T
“Cache of Gold,” a film about my late summer waltz through the Eastern Sierra in search of golden trout with a few friends, was recently selected for inclusion in the Flyfishing Film Festival for 2023.
Feature in Capitol Hill Seattle Blog
Spoke with Capitol Hill Seattle about wildfire resilience measures that can be taken in Western Washington in the aftermath of the Bolt Creek Fire.
IAWF Canada Conference Featured Panelist
Fostering Pyrodiversity Panelist, November 2022.
IAWF Fire and Climate Conference Speaker
Communications Panelist, May 2022
American Wildfire Experience Grant Recipient
AWE provides grants for creatives who work (or have worked) as a wildland firefighter. I was fortunate to receive two grants from AWE—the first resulted in the a project in 2019 titled “The Women Before Me,” which can be found on my blog, while the second supported the creation of Life with Fire Podcast in 2020.
She Explores Book Release in Portland
Mama Planted Sunshine Children’s Book
A children’s book exploring the grief of losing a mother. Self published in 2015.