As a journalist and science writer for more than 30 years, I’ve
published articles and essays on a variety of subjects.
I began my career in newspapers, as a reporter for the Athens
Banner-Herald, in Athens, Georgia, and then as a columnist and
reporter for the Athens Observer. For many years, I worked as
a science writer and editor at the University of Georgia, where
I edited, among other publications, two quarterly magazines, Research
Reporter and AgriSearch.
Environmental issues and the natural world have
always been among my greatest interests, and for the past several
years I’ve had the
luxury of focusing on these subjects, working as a free-lance
environmental and nature writer, and beginning work on
a collection of essays about the southern woods. Three years ago,
I began a birding blog with observations of
birds and other wildlife around the neighborhood where I live,
in Oconee County, Georgia.
In addition to writing about these subjects,
I’ve worked as a
volunteer for a number of local environmental organizations
and causes. I have served on the board of Sandy Creek Nature
Center in Athens, and on the board of the Oconee River
Land Trust, and for two years, worked as executive director of
the Oconee River Land Trust. I remain a committed and enthusiastic
supporter of the work of land trusts both locally and nationally, of the Oconee Rivers Audubon Society, and of other groups working to protect the natural world.
Thank you for your interest! I am interested in comments and questions, and will do my best to respond as time allows.
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