Category: Causes
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Animating Maps to Show the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species
Invasive species threaten fish populations and water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams across America. For a project on invasive species awareness, I’ve drafted animated maps of the spread of invasive species across North America. Data comes from the USGS’s Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) map center. The process involves importing data into QGIS, exporting the…
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Storytelling with Video
Lights. Audio. Camera. ACTION! For the last two years, I’ve worked with Jeremy Roberts, owner of Conservation Media in Missoula, Montana. Conservation Media is an award-winning storytelling outlet that produces short films for non-profit organizations, government agencies, and other clients. While Jeremy excels in captivating audiences with incredible imagery of wildlife and landscapes, his hidden…
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What if normal is the problem? And other coronavirus questions
The pandemic diaries Eleven months ago, I flew home to Sea-Tac as coronavirus dug its claws into the flesh of the world. Shelves emptied, businesses closed, panic began to set in. In March 2020, I wrote in my notebook a snippet of conversation I overheard in the grocery store: “Are we going to die?” A…