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Michelle Nijhuis
Environmental & Science Journalist

Writing about humans and other species

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  • Award Winners 16
  • Ecology and Conservation 197
  • Energy and Climate Change 108
  • Essays 110
  • History 50
  • Language 27
  • Literature 31
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  • Reviews and Interviews 56
  • Talking and Speaking 3
This Land Was My Land. This Land Was Your Land. Now It's For Sale.
This Land Was My Land. This Land Was Your Land. Now It's For Sale.
The New York TimesMichelle NijhuisMay 16, 2025
Can We Talk About Wolves?
Can We Talk About Wolves?
The Washington PostMichelle NijhuisFebruary 26, 2025
Life in the Ruins
Life in the Ruins
New York Review of BooksMichelle NijhuisNovember 1, 2024Reviews and Interviews, Ecology and Conservation, Energy and Climate Change
What Is the Opposite of Oil Drilling?
What Is the Opposite of Oil Drilling?
The New YorkerMichelle NijhuisJune 7, 2024Energy and Climate Change
Deer 255 Reaches the End of Her Journey
Deer 255 Reaches the End of Her Journey
High Country NewsMichelle NijhuisJune 6, 2024Ecology and Conservation
From "Widening the Lens"
From "Widening the Lens"
Carnegie Museum of ArtMichelle NijhuisJune 1, 2024Ecology and Conservation, Art and Artists, Reviews and Interviews
Killing One Owl to Save Another
Killing One Owl to Save Another
High Country NewsMichelle NijhuisMay 10, 2024Ecology and Conservation
The Digital Planet
The Digital Planet
New York Review of BooksMichelle NijhuisMarch 28, 2024Reviews and Interviews, Ecology and Conservation
Anyone Can Help Monarch Butterflies. All You Need Is a Yard.
Anyone Can Help Monarch Butterflies. All You Need Is a Yard.
National GeographicMichelle NijhuisDecember 14, 2023
Can Monarchs Adapt to a Rapidly Changing World?
Can Monarchs Adapt to a Rapidly Changing World?
National GeographicMichelle NijhuisDecember 14, 2023
Saving the Monarchs
Saving the Monarchs
National GeographicMichelle NijhuisDecember 8, 2023Ecology and Conservation
The Epic History of the Endangered Species Act
The Epic History of the Endangered Species Act
High Country NewsMichelle NijhuisDecember 1, 2023Ecology and Conservation, History
Butcher's Crossing Betrays the Brilliant Novel That Inspired It
Butcher's Crossing Betrays the Brilliant Novel That Inspired It
LitHubMichelle NijhuisOctober 18, 2023Reviews and Interviews
William Temple Hornaday: Villainous Hero or Heroic Villain?
William Temple Hornaday: Villainous Hero or Heroic Villain?
Michelle NijhuisOctober 17, 2023Essays, History
Free the American West From Barbed Wire
Free the American West From Barbed Wire
The New York TimesMichelle NijhuisSeptember 26, 2023Ecology and Conservation
A Wilder Kingdom: Rethinking Nature in Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Beyond
A Wilder Kingdom: Rethinking Nature in Zoos, Wildlife Parks, and Beyond
BooksMichelle NijhuisSeptember 1, 2023Ecology and Conservation
The Nature Trade
The Nature Trade
New York Review of BooksMichelle NijhuisAugust 17, 2023Ecology and Conservation, History
The Illusion of Discovery
The Illusion of Discovery
High Country NewsMichelle NijhuisMay 1, 2023Essays, History
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