I have been a freelancer since 2000. My training and approach are rooted in hard news. I worked for newspapers in Philadelphia, Westchester County, and—for 13 years—New London, Connecticut, at The Day, where I was a staff editor and writer. I have therefore covered fires, murders, small-town politics, weird characters, the arts, and business.

I am the editor of two magazines, Appalachia journal, which publishes essays on adventures and conservation in June and December; and Connecticut Woodlands, a quarterly environmental magazine.

Lyons Press published my book Energy Independence in 2006 and 2009. It describes where Americans get their fuel and the ways an ordinary citizen can begin to use alternatives.

A huge watershed in my life came in 1987, when I hiked the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine with my husband and two friends. At the end of four and a half months of constant hunger and foot pain, I emerged with a sense of the power of storms and the miracle of running water.

I have published in dozens of periodicals, both national and obscure. I have written more than 100 articles in The New York Times on topics like lobsters, beavers, daylight saving time, and hiking. I write regularly for the Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you'll take some time to read samples of my work here and elsewhere, and to read about my background on the Woodside Field Guide.

Chris