As an editor and journalist from Phoenix, Lauren has covered culture, music, and food, as well as food waste and sustainability. She graduated from the Cronkite School of Journalism (where she's also a remote instructor). Her personal interests have long been in conservation and birds.
Lauren first moved to Dzantik'i Héeni/Juneau in summer 2021 and oversaw communications for the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and Juneau Audubon Society. She now lives in Dghevey Kag'/Anchorage. Aside from birding or working to protect birds, catch her cycling, watching scary movies, or singing to her cat Fred Meyer and dog Leroy.
BirdBlog
March 6, 2025
— Learn about old-growth forests like the Tongass, Arctic Alaska, Alaska’s bears and Pacific Salmon, and how Alaska’s intact ecosystems are being affected by resource development and climate change.
On The Wire
March 4, 2025
— A Nevada-based mining company could impact the Safety Sound Important Bird Area near Nome, a place vital to birds and wildlife, Alaska Native subsistence users, and tourism.
BirdBlog
January 28, 2025
— Calling all Alaska photographers! Our premier bird photography and video contest is accepting entries until March 5, 2025.
On The Wire
January 8, 2025
— Here's what the 2017 Tax Act has to do with the Arctic Refuge National Wildlife Refuge, otherwise known as the World's Bird Nursery.
BirdBlog
December 9, 2024
— The provision to advance Alaska’s Ambler Road mining access project has been removed from the National Defense Authorization Act.
On The Wire
December 9, 2024
— The Department of the Interior released a draft Environmental Impact Statement recommending a multi-part land swap, spelling trouble for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and public lands across Alaska.
News
December 5, 2024
— A public meeting on the “Potential Land Exchange for a Road Between King Cove and Cold Bay” will be held on December 9 in Anchorage.
BirdBlog
December 4, 2024
— DOWA, a Japanese smelter company and major funder of the proposed Palmer Mine, has pulled out of the project!
On The Wire
November 25, 2024
— Community science and Christmastime go hand in hand thanks to Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count, but conservationists use eBird data year-round to improve the life of birds—Alaska’s included.
