I’ve spent more than 20 years reporting on water in the U.S. Southwest, yet never actually interrogated my obsession with water until working on a recent anthology for Torrey House Press. To understand why I’m weird and watchful and wary, you can read “Water Bodies: Love Letters to the Most Abundant Substance on Earth.”

After working as a contract archaeologist and tribal consultant for six years, I began my journalism career at High Country News in 2002. Since then, I’ve worked for KUNM-FM, Tribal College Journal, New Mexico in Depth, and New Mexico Political Report, covering climate change, forest fires, water, and wildlife. I also spent many years freelancing for local, regional, and national outlets like Ms. Magazine, Audubon, The Progressive, Capital & Main, and the Santa Fe Reporter. I’m also the author of the 2020 book, “At the Precipice: New Mexico’s Changing Climate.”

For eight seasons (2017 - 2025), I produced and hosted “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and Future” on New Mexico PBS. You can find that program on the PBS App or YouTube.

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In terms of the most important stuff: I’d a zillion times rather be outside than looking at a computer. I’m a sucker for the printed word (as opposed to reading online or watching videos). And I love my daughter, our very bad dog, and my adopted home state of New Mexico.