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.
On The Wire
March 5, 2024
— And the case for Salmon Creek, the last option for the Juneau Douglas Second Crossing to be constructed off the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge.
On The Wire
January 29, 2024
— What are D-1 lands protections, how are D-1 lands vital to biodiversity, climate change, and Alaska Native communities, and why are 28 million acres on the table right now?
On The Wire
January 2, 2024
— Juneau Audubon Society and the Marie Drake Planetarium are collaborating to bring awareness to the far-out bird species of Southeast Alaska.
On The Wire
December 11, 2023
— And actually, what are Special Areas? Here’s a breakdown of the history of these life-giving zones in Alaska’s Western Arctic, and how Audubon Alaska staff helped to protect some of the most unique places on the planet.
On The Wire
October 31, 2023
— There's a comment period happening for the proposed Ambler Road in the Brooks Range. Here's the who, what, when, where, why, water, wildlife, and Western Arctic Caribou.
BirdBlog
October 10, 2023
— In the nicest way possible.
On The Wire
October 10, 2023
— And how to combat the invasive European Starling at the home level for the good of Alaska’s native birds.
BirdBlog
September 27, 2023
— We talked with Scott Weidensaul, naturalist, author, and migration expert, on the connection between the importance of habitat conservation and a successful migratory journey for the American Golden-Plover.
On The Wire
September 20, 2023
— Here's a breakdown of the historic actions the Biden administration and Department of the Interior made about America’s Arctic—and what work to further protections still needs to be done.
