I'm a journalist. Mostly I write about the environment and agriculture. When possible, I use multiple media forms to tell better stories.

In the belly of the whale: Trash

I recently created a Vuvox slide show to accompany Rachel Waldholz’s piece on trash found in the belly of a gray whale washed up in Seattle. Rachel also got some great general (if depressing) facts on trash found in the oceans worldwide. Check it out.

Timeline – Grand Canyon River Rafting

Here’s a brief timeline I created along with Cindy Wehling, art director of the High Country News, using a neat platform called Vuvox. The timeline traces the history of whitewater rafting in the Grand Canyon from 1948 to the present, and accompanies an essay on Grand Canyon River guiding. I hope to do some more [...]

Local Capital – Remedy Cafe

In April 2009, a cryptic sign appeared in the window of a run-down building on the 43rd block of Telegraph Avenue. Black print on white paper shaped a question mark, whose dot was a hand-drawn coffee mug. People slowed as they walked past, seeming to wonder: Is Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood finally [...]

Western Budget Crunch Interactive Map

How do the 11 Western states compare as budget crunches continue to dog state legislatures? And which states have the craziest budget cut measures? It turns out Arizona has the largest deficit as a percentage of its budget, Montana’s in great fiscal shape, and that Washington State is taxing six packs [...]