Below you will find a list of selected publications.
For a full list, see my complete CV.

“The Test of Time” (2020)
On using history and biology to study California’s hardwood rangelands

“Analogies for a No-Analog World” (2020)
On reintroducing lost species with little information to guide the process

“A Symptom of Our Mass Extinction” (2020)
On the ecological risk factors exposing humanity to pandemics

”From the Classroom to the Countryside” (2019)
On the history of the University of California’s Natural Reserve System

“The World’s Strongest Conservation Law is Under Attack” (2017)
On threats to the Endangered Species Act

"Species Complex” (2016)
On the complicated biology, history, and conservation of steelhead and rainbow trout

“A Sanctuary for Science” (2012)
On the history of the Hastings Natural History Reservation

“Past Imperfect” (2012)
On using historical sources to understand environmental change

“Mirage in the Making” (2012)
On the energy development and the environmental history of the Mojave Desert

“Beyond Leave No Trace” (2012)
On the shortcomings and opportunities of a key environmental ethic

“Credibility” (2008)
On the importance of trust in conservation

“Homes on the Range” (2008)
On the environmental history of California's hardwood rangelands

“A Decade of Delays” (2008)
On why habitat conservation plans take so long to develop

“The Ghosts of Endangered Species Past” (2004)
On the intersection of history and biology in conservation

“Biography of a ‘Feathered Pig’” (2004)
On the environmental history of the California condor