“So wait… you’re not a biologist?”

Four. That’s how many times that someone had asked me that question that day. Instead of launching into the scripted response, I took a moment to sit quietly and watch a small cub struggle to chase a salmon in front of us as his mother eyed the...

"Why are you trying to do our job!?" The question from the oil and gas regulator sliced through the room like a hot knife through butter. The question conveyed the distrust and skepticism of some in a room full of state and federal government employees charged with oversight and regulation of...