Katie O'Reilly
Freelance Writer at Freelance
@Sierra_Magazine’s adventure editor, Midwest expat, & shameless crazy dog lady. Words in @TheAtlantic @bitchmedia @OutsideMagazine @RunnersWorld @Buzzfeed etc.
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Oct 5, 2024 |
sierraclub.org | Katie O'Reilly
Winds soared across the meadows of my rural Montana community last January as temperatures dipped into the 20s. The winter storm created a demand for electricity that far exceeded our utility's supply. Thousands of residents were snowed in without power for hours, some for more than a day. Such power outages are likely to become more common as the climate crisis amplifies weather extremes. In 2021, a historic freeze in Texas brought rolling blackouts after gas plants shut down.
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May 30, 2024 |
eventbrite.com | Katie O'Reilly
Come see my friends do their silliest material
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Apr 20, 2024 |
sierraclub.org | Katie O'Reilly
Illustration by Jorm Sangsorn/iStock The most sustainable and regenerating thing you can give a kid? A book—or better yet, a whole stack of them. In some cases, they’ll behoove the whole family too. By distilling big ideas into simple, illustrated prose, children’s books provide parents and caretakers with powerful reminders of our values.
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Apr 6, 2024 |
sierraclub.org | Robert Annis |Katie O'Reilly
How to Hit the Trail With Nothing but Amtrak and a Bicycle From Idaho to Alabama to Maine, adventure outdoors without taking a single car ride or plane trip In this story: Transit to Trails, hiking, camping, biking 4 Fun Ways to Observe Transit Equity Day Rosa Parks’s birthday has evolved into an intersectional celebration of climate, labor, and social justice causes In this story: Transit to Trails, public transit, public lands
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Mar 19, 2024 |
thrillist.com | Katie O'Reilly
Photo courtesy of the Recreational Boating & Fishing FoundationPhoto courtesy of the Recreational Boating & Fishing FoundationTravelFamily-friendlyBreathe deep and remember: It's called fishing, not catching. Many anglers daydream about the Zen-like rhythm, meditation, and technique of fly casting. For others, it’s about the thrill of the fight, or the dance to net catch.
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RT @Sierra_Magazine: Congratulations to @Alec_Scott and @KatieOWrites for being the dream team behind this award-winning butterfly reportag…
RT @IanBrickey: Great piece from @KatieOWrites on four important sites that could expand the stories our national monuments tell. https://t…
The Great Plains Trail (GPT) has little funding, so it’s growing, literally, one step at a time. "We're gunning for strong hikers. You gotta understand this is a work in progress. This isn't the AT." Great, vivid story here from @thejacquelinek! https://t.co/8jwK8gDIKd