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
        
        
        
          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.
                  
       
     
   
 
   
  
    
  
        
        
      
        
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          October 10, 2023
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          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.                  
       
     
   
 
   
  
    
  
        
        
      
        
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          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.                  
       
     
   
 
   
  
    
  
        
        
      
        
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          September 6, 2023
                      — The Biden administration has announced a suite of constructive actions that would strengthen conservation protections and help address climate change in America’s fragile Arctic.                   
       
     
   
 
   
  
    
  
        
        
      
        
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          August 17, 2023
                      — The third installment of the Tullik's Odyssey blog series features Dr. Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, the mayor of Nuiqsut, Alaska in the Western Arctic.                  
       
     
   
 
   
  
    
  
        
        
      
        
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          August 14, 2023
                      — The second installment of the Tullik's Odyssey blog series—this one featuring Shorebird Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service–Alaska Region Rick Lanctot.                  
       
     
   
 
   
  
    
  
        
        
      
        
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          August 9, 2023
                      — An interview with River Gates, Pacific Shorebird Conservation Initiative Coordinator with National Audubon Society, on the American Golden-Plover Southbound Migration Project.