Blog posts
From Friends of the Mississippi River
I am often in charge of editing and polishing other staff’s blog posts, but I also get to write a variety of my own: insights into local ecology and phenology, how-tos, celebrations of place, and more. Our website consistently draws more than 15,000 viewers each month, largely because of our valuable blog content.
- Choose the winners of the great FMR Kernza bake-off (2020)
- A sneak preview of the lineup for Our Storied River, Oct. 1 (2020)
- Your sightings critical for year two of coyote and fox research project (2020)
- Become a community scientist (2020)
- A good sign for habitat: Hastings high schoolers make their mark on the park (2019)
- Special Places: Confluences where great rivers merge (2018)
- Snapping turtle hatchlings protected from predators (2018)
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From Strada Communication
I initiated and managed a weekly blog for Strada Communication, a disability communication access company which has now closed. (Regrettably, the blog has disappeared along with the company’s domain.) Blog posts spotlighted staff, advocated for disability rights, and explored disability access services, resources, technologies, and best practices.
- What professors should know about TypeWell transcription Part 1 and 2 (2017)
- How to format text for web accessibility (2017)
- How to use WAVE to make your website more accessible (2017)
From Bellingham Review
- Interview with Ron Pattern, visual artist, in Bellingham Review (2014)
- Interview with Natalie Vestin, writer, in Bellingham Review (2014)
Newsletters and annual reports
From Friends of the Mississippi River
For FMR’s first online annual report, I wrote most of the copy, designed the online vessel, and managed the project. For the samples of our print newsletter below, I wrote articles, laid out the design, and coordinated publication.
- 2019 online annual report
- 2018 online annual report
- Short-format summer 2020 print newsletter
- Fall 2019 print newsletter
- Summer 2019 print newsletter: Changing climate, changing river
- Fall 2018 print newsletter: 25 ways you can help the river (I also repurposed this content for social media, web, and video)
From Strada Communication
I initiated a monthly e-newsletter for clients called Access Matters, which showcased our online content about disability access and rights.
- August 2017: Reel talk on disability representation, tips for DIY captioning your vids, and how to ensure quality access services
- September 2017: Back to school — accessible teaching tips, Campus Wheelchair Project poems, and more
- October 2017: A brief history of ASL, the debate over person-first language, and a new emoji to love
Clips, design work, and more
From Friends of the Mississippi River
- Fundraising event online thank you page (2020)
- Fundraising event online thank you page (2019)
- Invasive species collector’s cards (2019)
From The Hopper
From Minnesota Conservation Volunteer
- Sept./Oct. 2006: Field Notes, pp. 54-58
