Susan J. Tweit
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Susan J. Tweit

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My training is in field ecology, the study of the natural communities that make Earth a living planet. I began my career studying grizzly bear habitat, wildfire, and sagebrush communities. I turned to writing when I realized I loved telling the stories behind the data more than collecting those data. I'm the author of twelve books that explore the interrelationships that form what Aldo Leopold called the "community of the land." My work has appeared in magazines and newspapers from Audubon and Popular Mechanics to High Country News and the Los Angeles Times - and has been heard on the Martha Stewart Living Radio Network. I've taught workshops at colleges, universities, and writing festivals from University of California-Riverside and Miami University of Ohio to Wofford College in South Carolina. Audiences as diverse as the International Xeriscape Conference, Collegiate Peaks Forum, Monte Vista Crane Festival, and the Walking Words Writing Festival have called my talks "inspiring" and "insightful." I review manuscripts for university presses, and contribute to "City Creatures" at Humans & Nature, Story Circle Network's "HerStories" as well as my own blog (http://susanjtweit.com). My current teaching and speaking schedule is also on my blog/web site. I'm a Quaker, a step-mother, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a mentor & mentee, and a friend. I belong to an informal network of writers and artists who speak for the land, and to Story Circle Network, Women Writing the West, and Colorado Author's League. I'm a passionate gardener: I grow my own vegetables, fruits and herbs, and also enjoy the challenge of native plant restoration and "wildscape" design. My designs have been featured in the Rocky Mountain News, Rocky Mountain Gardening Magazine, Houzz, and on garden blogs. I live in northwest Wyoming, where I am restoring a classic mid-century Modern house, and turning its long-neglected yard into pollinator and wildlife habitat. I also volunteer in Yellowstone eradicating invasive weeds and restoring our nation's oldest national park.
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