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Freelance Journalist Specializing in science, the environment, and the American West  
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Prodigal Dogs
Published by High Country News.
On an enormous ranch in northwestern Colorado, a wildlife biologist has found evidence that gray wolves have returned to the state, and are here to stay. An HCN exclusive!


Recently Published ABOUT MICHELLE
Michelle Nijhuis I'm a science and environmental journalist in Colorado, and a contributing editor of High Country News. My work has also appeared in Smithsonian, National Geographic, The New York Times, Audubon, and the anthologies Best American Science Writing and Best American Science and Nature Writing.
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River of Riches
River of Riches
Published by Smithsonian Magazine.
An unsung Alabama waterway is one of the most biologically diverse places in the nation, home to rare flora and fauna. With gorgeous photographs by Beth Maynor Young.
Dashed Line
Township 13 South, Range 92 West, Section 35
Township 13 South, Range 92 West, Section 35
Published by High Country News.
Discovering a home of mysteries and restless souls.
Dashed Line
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2009
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2009
Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Edited by Elizabeth Kolbert, this anthology includes my Orion story "Taking Wildness in Hand." "New Yorker contributor Kolbert has pulled together a magnificent display of writing. There's not a weak piece in the bunch ... the collection is a joy to read and one to savor." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)



Listen to my interview with the founder of conservation biology, Michael Soule, on the return of wolves to Colorado

Watch a slideshow and hear an interview based on my High Country News essay "Township 13 South, Range 92 West, Section 35." 

Listen to my 2008 commencement address at Reed College

Listen to an interview about my Orion article "Taking Wildness in Hand" on KVNF Public Radio

 

 



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