Woman with dog
Alaska

Lauren Cusimano

Communications Manager, ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Alaska
About

Lauren (she/her/hers) manages ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Alaska's communications, which include news articles, newsletters, social media, and media outreach. She has reported on travel, culture, music, food, and sustainability in her former career as a journalist and editor in Arizona.

Since her interests have long been in conservation (and birds), she moved to Dzantik'i Héeni/Juneau in 2021 to work in communications for the Tongass National Forest and Juneau ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Society. She now lives in Dghevey Kag'/Anchorage. She also teaches remotely at the Cronkite School of Journalism. 

Joys include cycling and paddling with her partner, scary books and movies, and singing to her pets, Fred Meyer and Leroy.

Articles by Lauren Cusimano

Pigeon Guillemot, Sitka, Alaska Mandatory credit Stacy Hoffman/ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Photography Awards
The Southeast Alaska Birding Trail Is Now an App!
The app offers maps, site details and directions, species checklists, and 200 birding sites across 18 communities in Southeast Alaska.
A Victory for the Brooks Range
The provision to advance Alaska’s Ambler Road mining access project has been removed from the National Defense Authorization Act.
Overview photo of a river with a town next to it.
Proposed Mine in Chilkat Valley In Doubt
American Pacific Mining Corp., which recently took full ownership of the proposed Palmer Mine, has also decided to leave the project.