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Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller is an independent journalist who has written about environmental issues around the American West for publications including Backpacker, Outside, Scientific American, and The Washington Post. She’s been anthologized in Best American Travel Writing and won awards or grant support from the Society of Professional Journalists, National Geographic Society’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists, and Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources.

Elizabeth Miller's Latest Articles

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The Trouble with Tamarisk

Twenty-five years ago, land managers unleashed a beetle to control an invasive tree sucking rivers dry. But water levels haven’t risen—and the real villains are still causing trouble.

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The Pinyon Paradox

Steering pinyon jays from decline requires better knowing and tending one of the American West’s most unappreciated woodlands.

The Saguaro Solution

Can a massive effort to replant cacti in the Sonoran Desert restore an ecosystem ravaged by fire?