Keynote remarks for the 2020 Wilderness Risk Management Conference. Good morning, buenos dias, I greet you from the ancestral, traditional, and stolen lands of the Nisenan (Southern Maidu), Miwok, and other indigenous communities and nations, now Sacramento, California. These Nations now exist as a range of currently recognized state and…

Originally published in my blog Cavilaciones in 2013. What are the ways that communicating like an interpretive ranger can help with our education outreach and communication? During a California Mini-Corps Outdoor Education Program training, our group had the wonderful opportunity to listen and learn from head interpretative rangers at Yosemite…

Originally published on my blog Cavilaciones in 2013. I am not what may be considered a “traditional” science communicator — even as the term will continue to change with the times and technology. I am not a science journalist. I am not a scientist that communicates their findings through traditional…

His fragility cracked not like a tortilla chip pressed against the hard truth of concrete, but more as a creme brûlée crust under the slightest of pressure. He wondered, “why is this happening to ME?” He was so steeped in normative culture like tea singular to him that it was…

As I was planning on taking a few days off social media for the holidays, I woke on Christmas eve morning to what I deemed troll behavior. Yes, that is my opinion based on what I noticed and some conversations I had with others. I decided to pause engagement with…

My speech for the 2020 ONE TAM VIRTUAL SUMMIT ON CLIMATE: CHANGE AND RESILIENCE. Good morning, I greet you from the ancestral, traditional, and stolen lands of the Maidu/Miwok and others, now Sacramento. This serves as a reminder not merely that the lands on which we work, gather, recreate, and…

Below are my opening remarks for the Together Bay Area 2020 Fall Forum. When we are challenged is a time to see in what values we have rooted ourselves. As we face difficulties it’s still an invitation to visualize and manifest potential; our apical meristem growing forth. Many of my…

Language is Power, language is a tool, language is Being, a reflection, intention, and manifestation of relationship with the world. In our work, we sometimes ask the question “In service of what?” to pause and reflect on the intention, purpose, and potential impact of an action or approach. This is…

It can be hard living in modern times. Though of course, that has been true for many humans regardless of the point in history. More specifically as I was sitting at a cafe with a friend reflecting on “what to do” or “what to recommend” in the face of the…