Alexis Adams
@alexismarieadams.bsky.social
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.com
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The Latest Battleground for Luxury Tourism: Albania’s Adriatic Coast (Gift Article)
Two major proposals led by Jared Kushner and a new airport championed by the Albanian government focus on an area prized for its biodiversity. Are they a sign of things to come?
www.nytimes.com
The 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.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
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"There is so much we can do when our hearts can’t take it anymore."
What a wonderful, rich conversation between @alexismarieadams.bsky.social and @julianhoffman.bsky.social
What a wonderful, rich conversation between @alexismarieadams.bsky.social and @julianhoffman.bsky.social
Deeply grateful to @orionmagazine.bsky.social for giving @alexismarieadams.bsky.social and myself the opportunity to have a conversation about borders, belonging, writing, rivers, grief and resistance, as well as our shared love for the more-than-human world.
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Heart’s Home - Orion Magazine
A conversation about borders, belonging, and keeping the Kushners out
orionmagazine.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"There is so much we can do when our hearts can’t take it anymore."
What a wonderful, rich conversation between @alexismarieadams.bsky.social and @julianhoffman.bsky.social
What a wonderful, rich conversation between @alexismarieadams.bsky.social and @julianhoffman.bsky.social
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Scientists found the world’s largest spiderweb inside a sulfur cave on the Albania–Greece border. It’s about half the size of a tennis court—or, you know, a pretty decent studio apartment in Manhattan 🕷️ 🕸️
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...
This Cave Holds a Spider Web “Megacity” the Size of Half a Tennis Court
The finding is the first documented case of colonial behavior between two solitary species
www.scientificamerican.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Scientists found the world’s largest spiderweb inside a sulfur cave on the Albania–Greece border. It’s about half the size of a tennis court—or, you know, a pretty decent studio apartment in Manhattan 🕷️ 🕸️
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...
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🌍 Mongabay is hiring!
Join a global newsroom covering oceans, data strategy & climate storytelling.
Now recruiting:
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Join a global newsroom covering oceans, data strategy & climate storytelling.
Now recruiting:
🗞️ Contributing Editor (Oceans) - buff.ly/HsXXLKW
📊 Engagement Editor - buff.ly/94vR1n9
✍️ Wire Reporter (Asia) - buff.ly/uSx1FiK
Apply now!
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🌍 Mongabay is hiring!
Join a global newsroom covering oceans, data strategy & climate storytelling.
Now recruiting:
🗞️ Contributing Editor (Oceans) - buff.ly/HsXXLKW
📊 Engagement Editor - buff.ly/94vR1n9
✍️ Wire Reporter (Asia) - buff.ly/uSx1FiK
Apply now!
Join a global newsroom covering oceans, data strategy & climate storytelling.
Now recruiting:
🗞️ Contributing Editor (Oceans) - buff.ly/HsXXLKW
📊 Engagement Editor - buff.ly/94vR1n9
✍️ Wire Reporter (Asia) - buff.ly/uSx1FiK
Apply now!
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21 easy projects to help wildlife in your garden - you don't have to do them all, even just a few of these make a huge difference! www.wildway.info/p/21-ideas-s...
21 projects for starting a wildlife garden
How to make a wildlife garden to help nature
www.wildway.info
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
21 easy projects to help wildlife in your garden - you don't have to do them all, even just a few of these make a huge difference! www.wildway.info/p/21-ideas-s...
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“Place fascinates me, and it always has. Why do some places resonate with us in often inexplicably profound ways while others don’t?”
Julian Hoffman and Alexis Marie Adams talk about Hoffman’s latest book, ‘Lifelines,’ the magic of place, grief, hope, conservation and more.
Julian Hoffman and Alexis Marie Adams talk about Hoffman’s latest book, ‘Lifelines,’ the magic of place, grief, hope, conservation and more.
Heart’s Home
A conversation about borders, belonging, and keeping the Kushners out
orionmagazine.org
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
“Place fascinates me, and it always has. Why do some places resonate with us in often inexplicably profound ways while others don’t?”
Julian Hoffman and Alexis Marie Adams talk about Hoffman’s latest book, ‘Lifelines,’ the magic of place, grief, hope, conservation and more.
Julian Hoffman and Alexis Marie Adams talk about Hoffman’s latest book, ‘Lifelines,’ the magic of place, grief, hope, conservation and more.
So 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.
orionmagazine.org/article/hear...
orionmagazine.org/article/hear...
Heart’s Home - Orion Magazine
A conversation about borders, belonging, and keeping the Kushners out
orionmagazine.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 AM
So 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.
orionmagazine.org/article/hear...
orionmagazine.org/article/hear...
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BLM lease sales planned for next summer land along migration paths. Public comments accepted through Nov. 17, shares WyoFile.
Proposed Wyoming oil and gas leases overlap wildlife corridors - High Country News
BLM lease sales planned for next summer land along migration paths. Public comments accepted through Nov. 17.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
BLM lease sales planned for next summer land along migration paths. Public comments accepted through Nov. 17, shares WyoFile.
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We are still facing the largest attack we've ever seen on public lands.
Sen. Mike Lee still wants to liquidate more than a million acres of public lands – turning them over to the highest bidder.
Call your senators! Urge them to oppose any sell-off of public lands. 📱➡️ (202) 224-3121
Sen. Mike Lee still wants to liquidate more than a million acres of public lands – turning them over to the highest bidder.
Call your senators! Urge them to oppose any sell-off of public lands. 📱➡️ (202) 224-3121
June 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We are still facing the largest attack we've ever seen on public lands.
Sen. Mike Lee still wants to liquidate more than a million acres of public lands – turning them over to the highest bidder.
Call your senators! Urge them to oppose any sell-off of public lands. 📱➡️ (202) 224-3121
Sen. Mike Lee still wants to liquidate more than a million acres of public lands – turning them over to the highest bidder.
Call your senators! Urge them to oppose any sell-off of public lands. 📱➡️ (202) 224-3121
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Ok, so what’s the number to reach Senators, and what do we say?
C’mon, Democrats. Lead.
Basic organizing: a call to action.
Shouldn’t be a random Forest Service worker adding these details, but here we are.
So easy:
📞 “Senator, please use your voice to stop Utah Sen. Lee’s public land grab.”
C’mon, Democrats. Lead.
Basic organizing: a call to action.
Shouldn’t be a random Forest Service worker adding these details, but here we are.
So easy:
📞 “Senator, please use your voice to stop Utah Sen. Lee’s public land grab.”
June 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Ok, so what’s the number to reach Senators, and what do we say?
C’mon, Democrats. Lead.
Basic organizing: a call to action.
Shouldn’t be a random Forest Service worker adding these details, but here we are.
So easy:
📞 “Senator, please use your voice to stop Utah Sen. Lee’s public land grab.”
C’mon, Democrats. Lead.
Basic organizing: a call to action.
Shouldn’t be a random Forest Service worker adding these details, but here we are.
So easy:
📞 “Senator, please use your voice to stop Utah Sen. Lee’s public land grab.”
1/6 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.
The Narta Lagoon on Albania‘s Vjosa River Delta, where I traveled last month for the NYT. The Narta is a vital stopover for 1,000s of migratory birds, yet an airport is being built there, a luxury resort is being planned there. Until recently, it was a protected area, prized for its biodiversity.
May 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
1/6 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.
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The push to develop protected lands — home to indispensable troves of biodiversity — must be halted in its tracks. Not shocking to find the Trump name (paired with Kushner) at the center of this development project outlined for the Narta Lagoon delta in Albania:
The 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.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
The Latest Battleground for Luxury Tourism: Albania’s Adriatic Coast (Gift Article)
Two major proposals led by Jared Kushner and a new airport championed by the Albanian government focus on an area prized for its biodiversity. Are they a sign of things to come?
www.nytimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The push to develop protected lands — home to indispensable troves of biodiversity — must be halted in its tracks. Not shocking to find the Trump name (paired with Kushner) at the center of this development project outlined for the Narta Lagoon delta in Albania:
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Those who can, shld donate like crazy. It’s a very visible form of resistance.
www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Those who can, shld donate like crazy. It’s a very visible form of resistance.
www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
"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.
www.tportal.hr/biznis/clana...
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.
www.tportal.hr/biznis/clana...
Albanci na nogama, Trumpov zet želi graditi dva megaresorta: 'Uništit će naše blago!'
Jared Kushner na delti rijeke Vjose u Albaniji planira izgraditi dva megaresorta. Riječ je o zaštićenom području, zbog čega su mnogi aktivisti i stručnjaci za zaštitu okoliša na nogama. Smatraju da se...
www.tportal.hr
May 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
"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.
www.tportal.hr/biznis/clana...
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.
www.tportal.hr/biznis/clana...
The 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.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
The Latest Battleground for Luxury Tourism: Albania’s Adriatic Coast (Gift Article)
Two major proposals led by Jared Kushner and a new airport championed by the Albanian government focus on an area prized for its biodiversity. Are they a sign of things to come?
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The 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.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
"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."
-@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."
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"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."
-@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."
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Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) emphasises the need to suspend construction of Vlora airport in #Albania until the protection of migratory animal species in the region is guaranteed.
@ec.europa.eu @thomaswaitz.bsky.social
www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...
@ec.europa.eu @thomaswaitz.bsky.social
www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...
Conservation convention calls for comprehensive ecological assessment of Vlora airport project
In addition to the Bern Convention, the Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species is now also calling for a halt to the construction of Vlora Airport and a thorough...
www.euronatur.org
April 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) emphasises the need to suspend construction of Vlora airport in #Albania until the protection of migratory animal species in the region is guaranteed.
@ec.europa.eu @thomaswaitz.bsky.social
www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...
@ec.europa.eu @thomaswaitz.bsky.social
www.euronatur.org/en/what-we-d...
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Calling river-lovers: your river needs you!
The Big River Watch runs until 1 May.
Spend 15 mins by your local river, record what you see in the free BRW app––& help create a clearer picture of UK river health.
I'm taking part.
More here.
@theriverstrust.bsky.social
theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
The Big River Watch runs until 1 May.
Spend 15 mins by your local river, record what you see in the free BRW app––& help create a clearer picture of UK river health.
I'm taking part.
More here.
@theriverstrust.bsky.social
theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
The Big River Watch
Help improve our rivers. T ake part in The Big RiverWatch survey between 25th April and 1st May!
theriverstrust.org
April 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Calling river-lovers: your river needs you!
The Big River Watch runs until 1 May.
Spend 15 mins by your local river, record what you see in the free BRW app––& help create a clearer picture of UK river health.
I'm taking part.
More here.
@theriverstrust.bsky.social
theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
The Big River Watch runs until 1 May.
Spend 15 mins by your local river, record what you see in the free BRW app––& help create a clearer picture of UK river health.
I'm taking part.
More here.
@theriverstrust.bsky.social
theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
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What does it take to change the world? 50+ climate activists, conservationists, and sustainability leaders shared their strategies and we've compiled them into an essential guide.
TOOLS TO SAVE OUR HOME PLANET is a powerful toolkit for the movement, shaped by frontline voices.
tinyurl.com/y2ty2vs5
TOOLS TO SAVE OUR HOME PLANET is a powerful toolkit for the movement, shaped by frontline voices.
tinyurl.com/y2ty2vs5
April 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What does it take to change the world? 50+ climate activists, conservationists, and sustainability leaders shared their strategies and we've compiled them into an essential guide.
TOOLS TO SAVE OUR HOME PLANET is a powerful toolkit for the movement, shaped by frontline voices.
tinyurl.com/y2ty2vs5
TOOLS TO SAVE OUR HOME PLANET is a powerful toolkit for the movement, shaped by frontline voices.
tinyurl.com/y2ty2vs5
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Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of our new book, “Tools to Save Our Home Planet.” It’s a collection of timely insights, how-to guides and case studies—all told through the voices of 56 experienced activists we’ve partnered with over the years.
April 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of our new book, “Tools to Save Our Home Planet.” It’s a collection of timely insights, how-to guides and case studies—all told through the voices of 56 experienced activists we’ve partnered with over the years.
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Tonight our Albanian partners, Besi & Olsi from EcoAlbania will receive the renowned Goldman Prize. Handed over in the opera in San Francisco. Great honor for both and for everyone in the last 10 years fighting for Vjosa.
April 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Tonight our Albanian partners, Besi & Olsi from EcoAlbania will receive the renowned Goldman Prize. Handed over in the opera in San Francisco. Great honor for both and for everyone in the last 10 years fighting for Vjosa.
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Great to see so many wonderful winners of this year's Goldman Prize for grassroots environmental action, including Olsi Nika and Besjana Guri for their incredible efforts to protect the free-flowing Vjosa River in Albania from the threat of hydro-electric dams.
news.mongabay.com/2025/04/meet...
news.mongabay.com/2025/04/meet...
Meet the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
Seven environmental activists from around the world will be awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize on April 21. Known as the “Green Nobel Prize,” the Goldman Prize honors activists from the six inhab...
news.mongabay.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Great to see so many wonderful winners of this year's Goldman Prize for grassroots environmental action, including Olsi Nika and Besjana Guri for their incredible efforts to protect the free-flowing Vjosa River in Albania from the threat of hydro-electric dams.
news.mongabay.com/2025/04/meet...
news.mongabay.com/2025/04/meet...
1/3 Very honored to see my article about Albania's Vjosa River delta, a key biodiversity area, and Jared Kushner's designs to participate in its destruction by turning a great swath of it into a massive luxury resort, at the top of the masthead in the New York Times Travel section today...
April 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
1/3 Very honored to see my article about Albania's Vjosa River delta, a key biodiversity area, and Jared Kushner's designs to participate in its destruction by turning a great swath of it into a massive luxury resort, at the top of the masthead in the New York Times Travel section today...
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“If I die, I want a loud death. I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear.”
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“If I die, I want a loud death. I don’t want to be just breaking news, or a number in a group, I want a death that the world will hear.”
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished.
10 of her family were killed with her.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
For the birds—and the people who endeavor to save them, including @julianhoffman.bsky.social, my story for the @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
Jared Kushner Targets Albania’s Adriatic Coast for Luxury Tourism
Two major proposals led by Jared Kushner and a new airport championed by the Albanian government focus on an area prized for its biodiversity. Are they a sign of things to come?
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
For the birds—and the people who endeavor to save them, including @julianhoffman.bsky.social, my story for the @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
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Don't look away
#Palestine
#Palestine
Water is being used as a weapon of war. In early March, Israel cut off the electricity supply to Gaza’s main operational desalination plant. “Gaza is a killing field, and civilians are in an endless death loop,” UN secretary general, António Guterres. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gaza is a ‘killing field’ where people are being starved. How long will the world tolerate this? | Arwa Mahdawi
What is happening is, quite simply, annihilation. Yet our politicians keep funding it and media outlets normalize it
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Don't look away
#Palestine
#Palestine