China's First National Park: Managing Access and Benefits

Wilson Center New Security Beat | October 31, 2024

I discuss open questions about access and benefits from concessionaires in China's Sanjiangyuan National Park.  

Community-based environmental education in Giant Panda National Park: A Guanba Village case study 

Shan Shui Conservation Center | April 8, 2024

We organized a community-based environmental education program for local students in Guanba Village, Pingwu County, Sichuan, China. 

Citizen scientists in China’s national parks: Building a volunteering and public participation system

Shan Shui Conservation Center | October 30, 2023

We hosted a group of volunteers ("citizen scientists") to complete a survey of the Wenxian salamander in Liziba Village, Wen County, Gansu, China.

Bushwhacking and workshopping: Creating hiking trails in China’s Giant Panda National Park 

Shan Shui Conservation Center | October 4, 2023

We worked with local community rangers to scout and document two hiking trails in the national park near Yunhua Village, Dayi County, Sichuan, China.

Goodnight, Grandpa

Humans of the World | June 1, 2022

A personal essay on the impacts of COVID-19 on my family. 

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