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
February 18, 2026
— The global story of how a century-old Yup’ik mask is illuminating shorebird conservation today in Western Alaska and beyond. Way beyond.
On The Wire
October 8, 2025
— Alaska’s seas are becoming increasingly busy highways for vessels, posing growing risks for seabirds during one of their most vulnerable times—fall migration.
BirdBlog
June 29, 2025
— Audubon statements on the passing of our colleague and friend, Dr. Shiloh Schulte, who recently died in a helicopter crash while conducting conservation work in Alaska.
BirdBlog
May 19, 2025
— Comment on the Juneau Douglas North Crossing draft Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study.
BirdBlog
May 12, 2025
— American Pacific Mining Corp., which recently took full ownership of the proposed Palmer Mine, has also decided to leave the project.
On The Wire
May 5, 2025
— And how the biofilm “film” documents this scientific breakthrough for Western Sandpipers while highlighting a dangerous development project on a crucial stopover site.
BirdBlog
May 5, 2025
— This post is full of stories about Alaska birds, where they are celebrated, and how science can save them, plus a talking Aleutian Tern.
On The Wire
April 22, 2025
— A birding trail was born out of a festival to further celebrate birds, community, bird tourism, and conservation in Arctic Alaska.
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.
