Words on nature, culture for NYT, Guardian, Scientific American, NatGeo, Orion, others. Lately writing birds, trees. Mother, sea-swimmer, mountain walker. Southern Greece & Montana. alexisadamswrites.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexismarieadams.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexismarieadams.bsky.social/post/3mnklxikogk2dWhat a thrill it is to see the extraordinary protests in Albania against the destruction of the ecologically vital Vjosa–Narta region, the target of Jared Kushner's plans to build a massive luxury resort. Please sign & share this petition to support the protestors AND the birds! c.org/F5ZFCDjCkg https://c.org/F5ZFCDjCkg05 Jun 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:prwpzy5dk72yhivvitdik36e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnklxikogk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexismarieadams.bsky.social/post/3mezfc5obic2b@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social's UNDERLAND as a film? What a thrill. If you've not read the book, do. (While you're at it, read his brilliant, IS A RIVER ALIVE?, too) Then watch this, listen to the score. Despite the sorrows of the world today, there's good to be found; this is one of those good things [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:prwpzy5dk72yhivvitdik36e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezfc5obic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexismarieadams.bsky.social/post/3mezetdbidc2bAnd I am so happy for our friend, @julianhoffman.bsky.social. Lifelines has received fantastic reviews in the UK. Soon it will be released in No. America. It's a brilliant book, among my favorites in many years. Congratulations, Julian, on the many accolades you've received and the many to come! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:prwpzy5dk72yhivvitdik36e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezetdbidc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexismarieadams.bsky.social/post/3mezenjow5k2bLooking forward to reading (or listening to!) our friend's brilliant new book, The Edges of the World. Congratulations, @tweedpipe.bsky.social, on its publication! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:prwpzy5dk72yhivvitdik36e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezenjow5k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexismarieadams.bsky.social/post/3m4i35utzok2nSo many thanks to my friend @julianhoffman.bsky.social for taking time with talk with me for @orionmagazine.bsky.social about his incredible new book, Lifelines. Grateful, too, to Orion, a guiding light during these dark times. https://orionmagazine.org/article/hearts-home-belonging-and-borders/31 Oct 2025 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:prwpzy5dk72yhivvitdik36e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4i35utzok2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexismarieadams.bsky.social/post/3lpi24oizwd2p1/6 Today, Jared Kushner spoke via @euronews.com Albania about the sprawling luxury resort he plans to build on the Vjosa-Narta Protected Area, key habitat for millions of migratory birds & other wildlife. His greenwashing of the project is unconscionable. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:prwpzy5dk72yhivvitdik36e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpi24oizwd2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alexismarieadams.bsky.social/post/3lo6dh5olqc2t"A protected zone that is not one" In '23 the Vjosa was declared a national park along its entire length, except for its ecologically rich & vital delta, ostensibly because it was already protected by national law. Last year the Albanian parliament repealed that law. https://www.tportal.hr/biznis/clanak/albanci-na-nogama-trumpov-zet-zeli-graditi-dva-megaresorta-unistit-ce-nase-blago-2025050202 May 2025 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:prwpzy5dk72yhivvitdik36e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo6dh5olqc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alexismarieadams.bsky.social/post/3lnxi6nv6sc25The paywall vanishes with this "gift" link to my story, published last week in the @nytimes.com, about a place prized for its biodiversity where an international airport is under illegal construction and Donald Trump's son-in-law plans to build a luxury resort. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/travel/albania-jared-kushner-tourism-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.B08.PLRa.cbuizMhSJlLB&smid=url-share29 Apr 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:prwpzy5dk72yhivvitdik36e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxi6nv6sc25https://bsky.app/profile/alexismarieadams.bsky.social/post/3lnxgj77cks25"His was a quest to open minds, not close them." -‪@60minutes.bsky.social‬ on the resignation of executive producer Bill Owens who left @cbsnewsconfirmed.bsky.social because he "felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires." [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:prwpzy5dk72yhivvitdik36e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxgj77cks25