Selected Writing & Reporting

A woman stands beside an oyster reef, a natural conservation structure that protects shorelines from erosion, improves water quality, and provides essential marine life habitats.
A peregrine falcon flies near the Precipice of Acadia National Park, now a thriving species due to successful reintroduction and conservation efforts.
A line of sea kelp growing in the clean, sparkling water of the Gulf of Maine absorbs excess carbon dioxide and reduces ocean acidification which threatens shellfish.
A woman reaches for a line of kelp at a seaweed farm, which is growing nutritious food and saving coastal jobs.
Bass Harbor Head Light Station is a historic lighthouse on the rugged southwest cliffs of Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park.
The historic Weir Greenhouse in Brooklyn has been restored and reopened as The Green-House at Green-Wood, a visitor center and museum for the famous cemetery.

C O N S E R V A T I O N

Green Technology for a Blue Economy
Aquaculture North America, September-October 2026
Electric boats on Maine’s working waterfront are good for the environment and the wallet. But the surprising “plus” is how much they reduce hearing loss.

The Power of Volunteers
Friends of Acadia, April 4, 2024
The value of the volunteers in Acadia National Park is measured not only in the hours of conservation work they supply but in their contagious enthusiasm.

Shell or High Water: Rebuilding Oyster Reefs Is a Climate Solutions
Civil Eats, May 15, 2023
The environmental work of oyster reefs—cleaning water, repairing ecosystems, and preventing floods—gets fortified by a cadre of new conservation partners.

Can Small Seaweed Farms Help Scale Kelp?
Civil Eats, March 16, 2022
With new products and partnerships, a women-led company in Maine launches a plan to harvest seaweed’s benefits for the environment.

Acadia Peregrines: Born to be Wild
Friends of Acadia, May 12, 2021
The role of Acadia National Park in the decades-long breeding and reintroduction of peregrine falcons is a highlight in a major conservation success story.

W O M E N

Beauty and the Kelp
Aquaculture North America, May 27, 2025
Two Maine women launch a business to develop skincare products from farmed seaweed, advancing ocean conservation and environmental health.

Women of Acadia: Then & Now
Friends of Acadia, December 29, 2021
These two women in Acadia’s history—one who led land conservation in 1908 and the other law enforcement in 2021—both protected Acadia National Park.

Meet Lisa DeSisto Champion of “Life-Changing Journalism” in Maine
Maine Women Magazine, December 2020
The CEO of the Portland Press Herald and Maine’s largest news organization shows how women in business can lead and achieve work-life balance.

Advertising Today: A Kinder, Gentler Place?
Ad Age, September 24, 2015
How the history of women in advertising changed the industry between 1975 and 2015, as new laws and increased visibility advanced women’s rights.

H I S T O R Y

A Look Back at Acadia Youth Conservation Corps
Friends of Acadia, July 25, 2023
A summer program for teens, run by Acadia National Park and Friends of Acadia, restored historic sites, encouraged women, and led to careers in science and conservation.

A New Era at Bass Harbor Head Light Station
Friends of Acadia, July 29, 2022
The history of Acadia National Park’s lighthouse in Bass Harbor takes a turn as a new couple moves in as National Park Service volunteers.

Green-Wood Cemetery’s Beautiful Greenhouse: Love Hurts
Brooklyn Ink, October 11, 2017
The slow-moving restoration of the last remaining commercial Victorian greenhouse near historic Green-Wood Cemetery examines issues of landmark preservation.