Articles by Local Authors

Tom Jervis lives in Los Alamos and hikes the many trails. He is an observer of the forest and its ecosystem.

• The North Bayo Bench Trail (PDF)
• Rio Grande Minnow Gets a Reprieve
• Take a Walk, Learn a Little Forest Ecology

Becky Shankland is a retired high school english teacher and an avid naturalist.

• Flower Fireworks for the Fourth of July, 1999
• Thanks for the Grasses, November 1999
• What are the Flowers Doing to Celebrate? Earth Day 2000
• Wildflowers Respond to Fire, August 2000
• Winter Skeletons, February 2000
• Shadows on the Snow, January 2000
• An Armchair Tour of White Rock Canyon, Earth Day 2003
• A Walk in the Woods, September 2003

Chick Keller is a physicist who has been writing and speaking on topics about nature for many years.

• Celebrate Vultures, Winter 2002

John Bartlit is a chemical engineer who, for 34 years, has written a biweekly column in the Los Alamos Monitor on issues of clean air and water.

• Environmental Activist Wins Peace Prize, October 2004
• PEEC's Work Adds to Local Assets, October 2004
• Silvery Minnow a Warning Sign for All, December 2002
• Sweeping Vistas Can Be Saved With Effort, November 2001

Michele Altherr is a local teacher and co-founder of PEEC.

• The Scoop on West Nile Virus, July 2003