Julian Smith

11.08.2019

Julian Smith

Julian Smith’s writing and photography have appeared in Smithsonian, Wired, Outside, Men’s Journal, National Geographic Traveler and the Washington Post, among many others. He is the author of Crossing the Heart of Africa, about retracing the route of a love-struck British explorer across the continent, and co-author of Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters. Smith’s science background includes degrees in biology and ecology (the latter studying grizzly bears on the coast of BC), as well as launching and editing the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

This section of border wall, originally constructed in 2008, stretches from the west bank of the San Pedro River into the foothills of the Huachuca Mountains in Arizona, a critical wildlife corridor between Sky Islands like the one visible in the background, in Sonora, Mexico. Photograph by Krista Schyler Up Against the Wall 09.06.2017 Article - The U.S.-Mexico borderlands contain some of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in either country. Trump’s wall would imperil all of it.
From national parks and forests to tribal lands, an estimated $31 billion worth of marijuana is grown annually by international drug trafficking organizations in California. Similar operations are known to occur in at least a dozen other states. Backcountry Drug War 03.28.2017 Article - In the Golden State, dangerous drug cartels are growing pot on public lands—putting wildlife, water supplies, and outdoor enthusiasts at grave risk.
How to Save a Rainforest 12.06.2016 Article - It took decades to hammer out a landmark conservation deal to save Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest. Now the real work begins.
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