Before I was ever much of a reader, I was that kid who lost herself in the woods every weekend. I went swimming in Spruce Creek (sometimes accidentally), did freediving in springs, kayaked and surfed in the waves off New Smyrna Beach.
As I got older, I realized the beauty of the natural world around me wasn't unending, not without care and stewardship from people like me. So I decided to learn as much as I could about Florida's ecosystems and the danger they face from the looming threat of climate change and pollution. I write about the environment so I can educate others. Together, we can make a difference.
Read my work:
Selected Features:
For Grist — A changing tide:
Florida’s summer of slime turned its politics upside down.
For Medium's Power Issue: Janet Reno’s Sister Owes a Florida Developer $4 Million. She Has Zero Intention of Paying.
Selected Publications:
- The Guardian — "How Florida’s summer of slime turned Republicans into eco-warriors," 2019
- The Atlantic’s CityLab — “Can Florida’s Toxic Algae Be Stopped?” 2018
- Grist — "A changing tide: Florida’s summer of slime turned its politics upside down," 2019
- Medium Magazine Feature — “Janet Reno’s Sister Owes a Florida Developer $5 Million. She Has Zero Intention of Paying.” 2018
- Civil Eats
- “Florida’s Answer to Invasive Lionfish: If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em.”
- Syndicated in Salon.
- “Florida’s Answer to Invasive Lionfish: If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em.”
- Medium — “Please Stop Telling Poor People to Leave Their Homes,” 2018
- Sierra Magazine — “Waterkeepers Fight to Save Florida from Toxic Algae,” 2018
- Pacific Standard — “Trash Islands Are Still Taking Over the Ocean at an Alarming Rate,” 2018
- GOOD — “This Woman-led Conservation Team Is Protecting Giant Gentle Manta Rays,” 2018
- Washington Post — “The deadliest period of a hurricane? After it’s over,” 2017
- New York Magazine’s Science of Us,
- Earth Island Journal — “Lives on the Vulnerable Edge,” 2018