Wild in Seattle: Stories at the Crossroads of People and Nature – to BE Published in April 2025
Forty seven essays exploring the geology, flora, and fauna around Seattle. I hope that these whimsical, historical, and fun stories inspire you to get outside and explore your surroundings.
In the realm of fire and ice: a human and natural history of washington’s cascade mountains – to be published in 2026
A deep dive into the stories of people, plants, and animals of these beautiful mountains, which I hope helps people build deeper connections to place.
Spirit Whales and sloth tales:
fossils of washington state – October 2024
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500 million years of fossil life in Washington brought to life in 24 profiles weaving together natural history, up to date science, and the stories of the people who discovered and studied these amazing fossils.
Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound – April 2021
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A deep dive into the stories of people, plants, and animals of this beautiful waterway, which I hope helps people build deeper connections to place.
Seattle walks: Discovering History and nature in the city – 2017
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A best seller across the city, Seattle Walks includes 17 walks around the Emerald City that I like to think will appeal to newcomers and long time residents. They are also fun, or so says my mom.
Waterway: The Story of Seattle’s Locks and Ship Canal – 2017
Copies of Waterway may be available through the UW Press and Indiebound.
Co-written with historian Jennifer Ott, Waterway is the first in-depth, illustrated history of the Lake Washington Ship Canal and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. 2018 Finalist for Washington State Book Award in Non-Fiction.
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HIGH AND TOO STEEP: RESHAPING SEATTLE’S TOPOGRAPHY – 2015
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This award-winning book explores how we shaped the city through projects such as filling in the Duwamish tideflats, rejiggering Lake Washington, and regrading Denny Hill. Now out in paperback.
Cairns: Messengers in Stone – 2012
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For thousands of years, people have fashioned piles of stones to delineate trails, honor ancestors, and mark territory. In doing so they have sought not only to connect to place but to communicate and share timeless messages.
Stories in Stone
– 2009/2019
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Ranging from coast to coast and from 3.5-billion-years ago to the present, I explore how we use stone as a building material. The chapters weave history, geology, and architecture to provide a new way to look at the urban landscape. 2010 Finalist for Washington State Book Award in Non-Fiction. I am honored that the UW Press reprinted Stories in Stone in 2019.
Seattle Street-Smart Naturalist – 2005
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A dozen essays address the geology, plants, and animals of Seattle. Nature is in our yards, under our feet, and on the walls of our buildings, if we take the time to look and wonder.
A Naturalist’s Guide to Canyon Country – 2000 (Original Pub date, updated in 2013 and again in 2020)
A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated trailside reference to plants, animals, and geology of the Colorado Plateau, home to nine national parks and monuments.
a naturalist’s guide to the white rim trail – 1994 (original Pub date, updateD in 2007)
A handy little guide to the natural stuff you might encounter on one of the meccas of mountain biking.