The future of our wild and open spaces
This is part 2 in a series that explores what we gain from living lives of adventure and pushing our comfort zones in the wilderness. My long-distance hikes on the John Muir Trail in California’s [...]
Building a stronger constituency for the future of our wild and open spaces
Last week I gave a talk for the Women’s Environmental Network at the San Francisco Department of the Environment on what we gain from living lives of adventure and pushing our comfort zones in [...]
Autumn news and notes: Women’s Environmental Network, John Muir Trail, conservation science
On the first weekend of autumn, I said goodbye to the long days of summer with a backcountry hike in Yosemite National Park, where nighttime temperatures dropped to below freezing, days were [...]
A summer adventure on the John Muir Trail
This past spring and summer I was immersed in learning and writing about the benefits of nature and wilderness for youth, for science, for parks and for everyone. I attended a summit at UC [...]