Michelle Nijhuis

Washington

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Author of BELOVED BEASTS, https://t.co/SakZfhcFm0. Editor @HighCountryNews, bylines @NatGeoMag, @nybooks &c. Find me @ Conservation Works on $ubstack.

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Articles

Words We Need: Abundance

Nov 25, 2024 | conservationworks.substack.com | Michelle Nijhuis

One thing I’ve learned from years of writing about conservation is that the English language doesn’t have enough words for it, and those that we do have can be counterproductive. “Words We Need” suggests some ways to fill the gap. Ideas welcome. Last week, the members of Washington State’s Wolf Advisory Group held a public meeting in the small town of Colville, just a mile or so south of the Canadian border.
Life in the Ruins | Michelle Nijhuis

Oct 31, 2024 | nybooks.com | Michelle Nijhuis

According to the historian Sunil Amrith, who grew up in Singapore in the 1980s, his home country is “as committed as anywhere on the planet to remaking nature for human ends.” In The Burning Earth, his insightful survey of the long human struggle to escape environmental limitations, Singapore serves as a microcosm.
The demolition of public lands, along with protections for water and wildlife, are all part of the Project 2025 plan

Aug 1, 2024 | inlander.com | Michelle Nijhuis |Erin Wong

click to enlarge The plan has been published in a 920-page book.
Project 2025’s Extreme Vision for the West

Jul 26, 2024 | truthdig.com | Michelle Nijhuis |Erin Wong

If Donald Trump is re-elected president in November, a coalition of more than 50 right-wing organizations known as Project 2025 will be ready with a plug-and-play plan for him to follow, starting with a database of potential administration appointees carefully vetted by coalition members; an online “Presidential Administration Academy” run by coalition members to school new appointees; and a 920-page policy platform called “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise.” Written by former...
The Magic Well

Jul 25, 2024 | jasonanthony.substack.com | Jason Anthony |Michelle Nijhuis

Hello everyone:After last week’s heavy political piece on Project 2025, and the previous three-week deep dive into road ecology, I thought I’d offer you something a bit lighter this week, an exploration of our abiding love for the natural world. And, I should explain, I have another big writing project this summer that has been inspiring me to keep reaching back into the archives to offer work that few of you have seen.
Project 2025’s extreme vision for the West

Jul 23, 2024 | landdesk.org | Michelle Nijhuis

I am sure the authors of project 2025 are perfectly decent people. Period. But they are pushing some proposals that are environmentally speaking, the stuff of nightmares. Take my backyard bird sanctuary as an example. Right now it has flower beds, fruit trees, bird baths, and a small population of happy little birds.
Project 2025’s extreme vision for the West

Jul 19, 2024 | hcn.org | Michelle Nijhuis |Erin Wong

If Donald Trump is re-elected president in November, a coalition of more than 50 right-wing organizations known as Project 2025 will be ready with a plug-and-play plan for him to follow, starting with a database of potential administration appointees carefully vetted by coalition members; an online “Presidential Administration Academy” run by coalition members to school new appointees; and a 920-page policy platform called Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise.
What Is the Opposite of Oil Drilling? – Michelle Nijhuis - EnergiesNet

Jun 23, 2024 | shorturl.at | Michelle Nijhuis

By Michelle NijhuisMonte Markley, a geologist who lives on a farm near Wichita, Kansas, describes his job as “putting things underground and keeping them there.” As an environmental consultant, he specializes in disposing of industrial waste in subterranean rock formations. “All through my career, I’ve helped industries deal with the things that come out of the back side of a plant that nobody wants to talk about,” he told me.
What Is the Opposite of Oil Drilling?

Jun 7, 2024 | newyorker.com | Michelle Nijhuis

Monte Markley, a geologist who lives on a farm near Wichita, Kansas, describes his job as “putting things underground and keeping them there.” As an environmental consultant, he specializes in disposing of industrial waste in subterranean rock formations. “All through my career, I’ve helped industries deal with the things that come out of the back side of a plant that nobody wants to talk about,” he told me.
Deer 255 reaches the end of her journey

Jun 6, 2024 | hcn.org | Michelle Nijhuis

Deer 255, a mule deer famous for her yearly 240-mile migration from southwest Wyoming to central Idaho, has died. According to researchers with the Wyoming Migration Initiative, who announced her death this morning, her GPS collar data indicates that she died in Wyoming’s Red Desert around noon on April 11, just three days into her spring migration. The physical evidence suggests that she was killed by a predator, most likely a mountain lion.