Since 2001, I’ve spent more time writing than running science projects or doing scholarly engagement.  Aside from writing books, book reviews, blurbs, and scholarly articles and book chapters, I consider myself a part time journalist.

For 15 years, I was regular contributor to The Hartford Courant, the state’s flagship and capitol-city daily, the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States.  For one year I was a regular essayist on a board of contributors, for four years I was a weekly columnist, and for 9 years I wrote bi-weekly.  For the next five years, from 2018 to 2023, my main outlet was the Wall Street Journal, where I wrote an average of two essay book reviews per year.  Most recently, I’ve been writing for The Conservation, where my pieces have been picked up by other outlets, notably the PBS news hour.   In 2023, the Smithsonian published an extended essay on New England’s stone walls that was selected for “Best History Writing for 2023” by the History news Network.

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Photos: Thick, paint-like coating of duckweed in a Massachusetts pond caused by excess nutrient.  Roberts Brook, the largest draining the UConn campus in Storrs.