My Portfolio
Journalism about the environment
A crew works in the Bearskin Grove on Aug. 18, 2022, as part of the Forest Service’s emergency response to address giant sequoia mortality. — Photo by Claudia Elliott
The Bakersfield Californian
Emergency work begins in giant sequoia groves
The Porterville Recorder
Emergency response work begins in giant sequoia groves
The Porterville Recorder
Plenty of opinion on how forest should be managed
The Bakersfield Californian
Fires, drought challenge planning in Sequoia National Forest
Community journalism
(I’ve written many more articles for newspapers in Kern County since I last update this page; ask me if you’d like to see more samples.)
Award-winning feature article
I so enjoyed writing this article. The inspiration was from a Facebook post. A friend shared photos her father took long before she was born. It happened that I had known her parents. The article about Bernie Dodd’s photos was published in The Bakersfield Californian and the Tehachapi News and went on to win the Best Feature Story (Weeklies) award in the 2022 George F. Gruner journalism awards program.
I enjoyed writing these three articles about transportation:
Tehachapi News:
Water district asks court to halt Sage Ranch development
Tehachapi News:
Apples ready as Tehachapi apple harvest begins
Tehachapi News:
Tehachapi turns out to honor Aaron Abbott
Curry Coastal Pilot
Beach access made possible by David’s chair
Magazine articles
Published July 2022
2021 California Journalism Awards magazine
The California News Publishers Association asked me to write articles about some of the winning entries in the 2021 California Journalism awards competition. Unfortunately, digital versions of my four articles in this magazine in July 2022 aren’t available, but you can help support CNPA by ordering a copy for $8 (postpaid).
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For 2023, CNPA included my feature articles in a special section of its California Publisher newspaper. Click HERE, then select June 2023, to read (beginning on page 7).
Bakersfield Life magazine:
Visitors enjoy massive trees at Trail of 100 Giants
Tehachapi Living Magazine
I enjoyed meeting the subjects and writing these two cover articles for Tehachapi Living magazine:
Bakersfield Life magazine:
Destination: Boron… History, science, a deep pit, big sky and a great burger
Bakersfield Life magazine:
And then there was wine! Love stories from the Tehachapi Mountains
Bakersfield Life magazine:
Visit Tehachapi for a vibrant vintage shopping experience
Bakersfield Life magazine:
Keeping faith during the holidays
Other work
Business 2 Community: