For NYT: For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight
I had the opportunity to write about evacuees from the typhoon in western Alaska as they arrived in Anchorage.
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For ADN: Raising the idea of salmon farms in Alaska, Gov. Dunleavy swims against a tide of skeptics
I wrote for Anchorage Daily News about our governor’s unlikely curiosity about farming salmon and the pushback from Alaskans across the board.
For ADN: As climate change upends subsistence, Alaska tribes and villages turn to gardens
I wrote for the Anchorage Daily News about how federal funds helped fuel tribal agriculture’s growth, and how now they’re now in question.
For NYT: At the Alaska Summit, an Unlikely Local Dish Gets a Cameo
In the wake of the Trump/Putin summit on Ukraine, someone found a menu for their planned luncheon on a hotel printer. One dish had Alaskans scratching their heads: halibut Olympia.
For NYT: Coverage of the Putin/Trump summit
I got the chance to work for the New York Times over the week leading up to the Putin/Trump summit on Ukraine. Here are the stories we produced.
For Conde Nast Traveler: Baked Alaska
I got to write about the history of baked Alaska for a Conde Nast Traveler.
I got to talk about Alaska food on “Pati Jinich Explores PanAmerica”
Here’s me eating a messy halibut sandwich with Pati on the bank of Ship Creek talking Alaska history and culture.
For High Country News: On the Yukon a 10,000-year tradition of fish camp, but now, no fish
I wrote a long story for High Country News looking at the cultural impacts and science related to the a major king and chum salmon crash on the Yukon River, which is linked to climate change.
For ADN: Concern grows among fishermen and scientists about low silver salmon returns in Cook Inlet
Scientists are studying whether changes in water temperature may have played a role.