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Feature Articles/Series (Mostly Science/Environment)
Multimedia - Blogs, Podcasts, & Radio Interviews
- Blog Articles for Defenders of Wildlife.
- What We Can Learn from Indigenous Communities About Conservation. Oct 8, 2021. Published for Indigenous Peoples Day. "Apache and other Native American Tribes around the U.S. are leaders on countless wildlife restoration projects involving species ranging from wolves and bears to black-footed ferrets and bison." Read More!
- Discover More About National Wildlife Refuges. Oct 12, 2021. Features 12 of the most important National Wildlife Refuges in America, from the Arctic NWR in Alaska Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, these refuges are under threat in myriad ways.
- Defenders Launches New TV Series. Fall 2021. Featuring Jeff Corwin, Wildlife Nation airs on ABC in October, and presents powerful stories about the efforts of conservation heroes.
- More than the Sum of its Parts: The Many Benefits of Public-Private Partnerships. Science Philanthropy Alliance blog. Apr 2022.
- I was Animal Planet's Animals in the News blogger: daily in 2009, Weekly in 2010. View blogs
here: Endangered Species, Reptiles,
Domestic and Farm Animals, Amphibians,
Documentaries, Food and Drink and
Evolution (There is some overlap between the links, as some posts
are linked in multiple categories). See my Animal Planet bio.
- The Wendee Nicole Report monthly blogs on Adventures in Climate Change (no longer online). Some favorites:
- Aquarius Under Pressure: The world's only dedicated undersea marine lab -- employed by scientists Navy divers and even astronauts -- may not last much longer. July 30, 2012.
- Saving Polar Bears, One Light Switch at a Time. Designed and led by college students, the Polar Bears on Parade energy-saving dorm competition inspires simple, powerful actions. Sep 15, 2010.
- Time for a Sea Change: Can the oilpocalypse spur lasting change, or will it just be another environmental disaster? May 27, 2010.
- Shrimp & Oil Really Do Mix?. Apr 30, 2010.
- I spent a month on the RV Thompson in the Bering Sea and blogged for
Nature's Great Beyond blog. The scientists on board were studying how
climate change affects the Bering Sea ice, and the ecosystem- including fisheries.
I flew into Dutch Harbor, Unalaska - made famous by Deadliest Catch!
- Can Cassowary Poo Save the Rainforest? Discovery Channel Earth Live. August 2008.
- Expedition Shark Live podcasts - Discovery Channel Earth Live. April 2008. Accompanied my Discovery Channel Shark Week blogs.
- Kicking Consumerism. I talked with OnEarth Editor Laura Wright about my experience while writing my article, My 30 Days of Consumer Celibacy.
- Want to Be a Nature Writer? WildSide News.
Oct 18. 2007.
- Evolution/Intelligent Design?
A Christian Evolutionary Biologist's View. WildSide News. Dec 15, 2005.
- Married to Mowgli, With Children aired on NPR's All Things Considered on
Nov 7, 2002. Scroll down til you see MOWGLI.
http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/commentaries/2002/nov/
Essays
Outdoor/Adventure Travel
- Red River Refuge: 3 Days on Lake Texoma.Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. Oct 2011
- Walk Through the Bottomlands: 3 Days in and around Lake Jackson. Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. Dec 2011.
- AOL Travel Guide to Houston-An online guide with the best attractions, hotels, restaurants, and more, as well as a history and overview of the Bayou City! (no longer online).
- German Jewel.
Destination: Fredericksburg. Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. Feb 2010.
- Birds Over Broadway.
Destination: Granbury. Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. May 2009.
- Trekking through Nepal's Grand Ridges. Travel Channel.
- 30 Cheap Trips. Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. Mar 2009.
- Cruising the Galapagos with a Carbon Neutral Conscience (a PDF link). E The Environmental Magazine. Nov/Dec 2007
Top of Texas. A roundup of the top five vantage points
in the Lone Star State. Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. Cover story April 2007.
- Magical Australia: A Child-Friendly
Adventure Down Under. E/The Environmental Magazine. Mar/Apr 2007.
- Prickly Paradise. A former farm site, Estero Llano Grande State Park now boasts an impressive crop of wildlife. Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. Feb 2007.
- The Road Less Traveled: Only intrepid explorers journey to the Amazon rain forest, but getting there and back is half the adventure. Global Traveler Magazine. Jan 2007.
- The article, 50 Reasons to
Get Outside won a Silver (2nd place) Award for best reader service article at the 2007
International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) Conference.
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Three Spring-Fed Texas Rivers: Paddle the Colorado, Llano and San Saba Rivers.
Canoe & Kayak Magazine Online. Aug 2006.
- 50 Greatest Outdoor
Adventures! Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. March 2006.
- Catalina by Land and Sea. Photos and Text by Wendee Holtcamp.
Outdoor California Magazine. Jan/Feb 2001.
- A Moonlight Meander:
Kayaking the san Jacinto River after the Sun goes down has
its own special charm. Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. June 2000.
- Alaska or Bust! A travelogue driving to Alaska, with
interviews with WWII vets involved in the Alaska Highway wartime construction.
Historic Traveler Magazine. April 1999.
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Alaska in Miniature - A Family Adventure on the Kenai Peninsula.
E Magazine. Jul/Aug 1998.
- Tubing Time in Texas: The Guadalupe River/GetWetAways
- AQUA Magazine - the PADI Diving Society Magazine. July 1998.
- Hostel
Environment: Affordable Lodging for the Green Spirited. E Magazine. Sep/Oct 97. Reprinted in Transitions Abroad as Eco-Friendly Hostels - Sleep Green and Save!
Dept. Pieces/News Briefs
- What we know - and don't - about climate change in Africa. Ensia Magazine, Notables Blog. Feb 8, 2017.
- A Natural Symbiosis: Adventurers Collect Data for Scientists. BioScience. May 2013.
- Shark Fin Consumption May Expose People to Neurotoxic BMAA (BMAA is a compound in cyanobacteria that may biomagnify through the food web, and is linked to neurodegenerative disease. See my 2 features linked to above). Environmental Health Perspectives. May 2012.
- Islands
in the Sun. Spring 2011 Momentum Magazine news brief on a new urban heat island study.
- A series of articles on urban planning and transportation for the nonprofit Houston Tomorrow.
- The Big Chill
in the Bering Sea. If the planet is warming, how come the Bering Sea has experienced several
record cold years in a row? Climate Central. Article + slideshow. Posted Mar 2, 2011.
- Putting
Numbers to Nature. Fall 2010 Momentum Magazine - published by University of Minnesota's
Institute on the Environment.
- To Catch a Thief: Operation
Game Thief helps track down two illegally captured Harris's hawks. Texas Parks & Wildlife Mag. Aug 2010.
- Brown Pelican Resurrection
Texas Parks & Wildlife Mag. Apr 2010.
- Unwelcome Visitors:
Invasive zebra mussels, which just arrived at Texas' doorstep, wreak havoc on ecosystems.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Mag. Mar 2010.
- Blue-Green Mystery - research links
cyanobacteria or blue-green algae to neurodegenerative disease. Texas Parks & Wildlife Mag. July 2009.
- Chicken of the Sea(World).
Though it's known mainly for acrobatic marine life, SeaWorld also breeds Attwater's prairie-chickens.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Mag. Jan 2009.
- Fixing the Plumbing. Chevron restores
life to withering wetlands on the upper Texas coast. Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine. Nov 2008.
- Ideas by Nature:
Biomimicry looks to 3.8 billion years of evolution for solutions to human problems.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. Aug 2008.
- Boom Time,
Points of Interest Dept. Smithsonian Magazine. April 2008. "As the sun rises over the
tallgrass prairie, one of the last wild Attwater's prairie chickens performs an unusual mating dance,
called booming because of the low "woo woo" sounds the male emits."
- Godiva's Latest Ride. We know chocolate fires libidos, improves moods, and makes hearts healthy. Who knew it could fuel cars? OnEarth Magazine. Winter 2008.
- Beach Building. Inexpensive fences help
restore sand dunes.Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine. Nov 2006.
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Mottled Mystery. Gators were the prime suspect, but habitat
destruction may be the real culprit behind the decline of mottled ducks.
Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine. Aug 2006.
- Candid Camera:
People pay to shoot wildlife with cameras, rather than guns in Texas.
E/The Environmental Magazine. May 2006.
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Houston's Bat Bridge. Bat coalition hopes to turn the Waugh Drive
bridge into an ecotourist attraction. TPW mag, May 2006.
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Courting Nature. The new Houston parks director overhauls office
courtyard to demonstrate benefits of native plants.TPW mag. Mar. 2006.
- Texas' Wildlife Action Plan.A coordinated national effort aims to prevent species from becoming endangered.Texas Parks &
Wildlife Magazine, Mar 2006.
- The Value of Houston's
Trees. A new report reveals that the Bayou City has lost a lot of forest to
concrete, but the remaining trees provide measurable benefits.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine, Feb 2006.
- Snail
on the Brink. The tiny palmetto pill snail lives in an equally tiny world
- within about four feet of one warm spring at Palmetto State Park. Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine, Nov 2005.
- Ecotopia. Audubon Magazine Field Notes Dept. July 2003.
- Why Rivers Need Forests.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. Dec 2001.
- A Whale of a Toxic Problem. Field Notes Dept. Audubon Magazine.
Mar-Apr 1999.
- Battle Over Clear Creek. Audubon in Action Dept. Audubon Magazine.
Jan/Feb 1999.
- Cows in the Forest. Twigs News Brief.
American Forests Magazine. Summer 1998.
- Snap, Crackle, and Flop: Backyard Bug Zappers Don't Work. E Magazine. Jul/Aug 1998.
Professional Pubs/ Nonprofit Clients
- CSI Mars: As the eyes of NASA's Perseverance rover, Mastcam-Z provides incredible 3D stereo views of the red planet - and is laying the groundwork for scientists to bring Mars rocks to Earth. Arizona State University (ASU) News. Mar 2025.
- ASU making its mark across the universe News article for Arizona State University (ASU) News. Sep 2024.
- Empowering and Inspiring Student Tobacco Researchers: A cool collaboration between California's "Friday Night Live" Partnership and the Thirdhand Smoke Resource Center. For University of California's Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP). Oct 2024.
- Bridging the Gap: Community Practice-Based Research Initiative. Blog for UCOP Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP). Feb 2024. Also read the One Pager!
- The Research to Policy Pipeline: Establishing California's Tobacco Policy Research Centers. Blog for UCOP Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP). July 2024. Also read the One Pager!
- Smoke- and Vape-Free Scholars Initiative (SVFSI): An innovative initiative training the next generation of tobacco prevention and control researchers. Blog for UCOP Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP). Oct 2023. Also read the One Pager!
- E-Cigarettes and Sudden Death: Study shows e-cigarettes can cause abnormal ventricular repolarization, a predictor of sudden death. Blog for UCOP Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP). July 2023. Also read the One Pager!
- Hookah, Shisha and Waterpipe Tobacco: Consequences for Health and Future Research Directions. Blog for UCOP Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP). May 2023. Also read the One Pager!
- Project SUN (Stop the Use of Nicotine). A commercial tobacco cessation program tailored by and for Native Americans. University of California Office of the President (UCOP) Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), Nov. 2022. Also read the One Pager!
- Youth and Flavored Tobacco Products. University of California Office of the President (UCOP) Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), Oct 2022. Also check out the One Pager.
- Culturally-Tailored Cessation Research: Results from recent TRDRP-funded studies. University of California Office of the President (UCOP) Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), Aug 2022. Also check out the "How to Quit Fact Sheet.
Houston's Regional Forest. USDA Forest Service. Authors: David J. Nowak; Peter D. Smith; Michael Merritt; John Giedraitis; Jeffrey T. Walton; Robert E. Hoehn; Jack C. Stevens; Daniel E. Crane; Mark Estes; Stephen Stetson; Charles Burditt; David Hitchcock; Wendee Holtcamp. September 2005.
- The talk I gave at the University of North Texas (UNT) Nature Writing Symposium as an invited guest speaker. April 2007. Changing the World One Story at a Time: Don't get me wrong, I do believe objectivity is an ideal to strive for, but, is it truly possible? And what are the very real drawbacks?
- Overview of Habitat Fragmentation. John Wiley & Sons Environmental
Science TextBook Online Supplement. 1997.
- Authored The American College of Journalism's "Writing About Nature and the
Environment" Course Text.
- Taught "How to Write About Nature and the Outdoors" Online Course for the
Freelance Success Institute.
- I am interviewed as the "Nature/Outdoor" Writer in the 2001 Writer's Market!
(Kirsten Holm, ed.) Pp. 594.
Environmental Health Perspectives News Summaries ("Science Selections")
- Gut Check: Microbiota and Obesity in Mice Exposed to Polystyrene Microspheres. Environmental Health Perspectives. Nov 2024.
- Microplastics and Metabolism: Physiological Responses in Mice Following Ingestion. Environmental Health Perspectives. Jun 2024.
- Trafficking in Disease: More Evidence for Air Pollution-Parkinson's Association. Environmental Health Perspectives. Mar 2024.
- Fanning the Flames: Low-Level Air Pollution and Risk of Surgery or Mortality for Persons with IBD. Environmental Health Perspectives. Oct 2023.
- FACT Finding: Folic Acid Supplementation May Lower Risk from Arsenic in Drinking Water. Environmental Health Perspectives. July 2023.
- Unfulfilled Promise: Pollinator Declines, Crop Deficits, and Diet-Associated Disease. Environmental Health Perspectives. Feb 2023.
Aftershocks: Home Loss and Long-Term Health after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Environmental Health Perspectives. Aug 2022.
- Vouchers for Improving Sanitation: A Step toward Stopping Open Defecation. Environmental Health Perspectives. Jul 2022.
- Skin Protection Dilemma: Testing Detects Benzene in Some Sun Care Products. Environmental Health Perspectives. May 2022.
- Food for Thought: Exploring the Relationship between PM2.5 Exposure, Dietary Patterns, and Changes in Brain Volume. Environmental Health Perspectives. Apr 2022.
- Setting a Growth Trajectory: Household Air Pollution Exposures Before and After Birth. Environmental Health Perspectives. Mar 2022.
- It's Hot out There: Extreme Temperatures and Children's Emergency Department Visits. Environmental Health Perspectives. Feb 2022.
- Show Your Work: Increasing Engagement through Personalized Participant Report-Back. Environmental Health Perspectives Feb 2022.
- Farm to Faucet? Agricultural Waste and Private Well Contamination in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. Environmental Health Perspectives. Nov 2021.
Youth in Action: Local Teens Help Assess Chemical Exposures from Household Cleaning Products. Environmental Health Perspectives. Oct 2021.
- Cannabis Consumption in Dispensaries: Public Health Implications of an Emerging Practice. Environmental Health Perspectives. Aug 2021.
- Data Gold Mine: Building a National Wastewater Surveillance System. Environmental Health Perspectives. Aug 2021.
- Denser but Not Stronger? Fluoride-Induced Bone Growth and Increased Risk of Hip Fractures. Environmental Health Perspectives. July 2021.
- A Better Way to Boil: Comparing Methods of Purifying Water at Home. Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2021.
Microplastics in Seafood: How Much Are People Eating? Environmental Health Perspectives. Mar 2021.
- Toward Better Estimates of the Cost of Climate Change Mitigation: Guidelines for Studying Potential Health Benefits. Environmental Health Perspectives. Dec 2020.
- Breaking It Down: Estimating Short-Chain PFAS Half-Lives in a Human Population. Environmental Health Perspectives. Nov 2020.
- PFAS and Miscarriage in Humans: Expanding a Sparse Evidence Base. Environmental Health Perspectives. Oct 2020.
- Heatwaves and PM2.5
PM2.5: Sometimes-Surprising Associations with Preterm Birth. Environmental Health Perspectives. Sep 2020.
- Unbalanced Burden? Potential Population-Level Health Risks and Benefits of Superfund Cleanup. Environmental Health Perspectives. Aug 2020.
- Good News for Entomophagists: Low Chemical Contamination Observed in Edible Insects. Environmental Health Perspectives. Aug 2020.
- Hot Temperatures and Suicide Risk: New Insight into a Complex Topic. July 2020.
- Potential Male and Female Reproductive Toxicants: Applying the Key Characteristics Approach. Mar. 2020.
- Smoke Alarm? Solid Fuel Use May Be a Risk Factor for Mortality and Disease. Dec 2019.
- Mitigating Climate Impacts on Athletes: Sports Guidelines May Prevent Exertional Heat Illness. Oct 2019.
- Getting the Lay of the Land: Human and Animal Evidence on Environmental Chemicals and Autism. Sep 2019.
- Comparing Fluoride Exposures in Pregnant Canadian Women: Fluoridated versus Nonfluoridated Drinking Water. Jul 2019.
- Nature and Neurodevelopment: Differences in Brain Volume by Residential Exposure to Greenness. Jun 2018.
- Not All Noise Is the Same: Fluctuations in Transportation Noise Levels and Arterial Stiffness. Jan 2018.
- Phthalates in Fast Food: A Potential Dietary Source of Exposure. Oct 2016.
- Phthalates and Childhood Body Fat: Study Finds No Evidence of Obesogenicity. Apr 2016.
- Noise and Body Fat: Uncovering New Connections. Mar 2016.
- Identifying Potential Breast Carcinogens: A New Approach. Dec 2015.
- Unexpected Activity: Evidence for Obesogenicity of a BPA Metabolite. Dec 2015.
- Time and Temperature: Changes in Heat-Related Mortality over 27 Years. Nov 2015.
- More Fat, Less Bone? Flame Retardant May Deliver a One Two Punch. Nov 2014.
- Beyond Spatial Relationships' Residential Greenness and Birth Outcomes. Oct 2014.
- Building a Solid Case: Cigarette Smoking and Epigenomic Alterations. July 2014.
- Cooking Up Indoor Air Pollution: Emissions from Natural Gas Stoves. Jan 2014.
- PFOA and Cancer in a Highly Exposed Community: New Findings from the C8 Science Panel. Nov-Dec 2013.
- An Obesogen Over time: Transgenerational impact of tributyltin. Mar 2013.
- Road Traffic Noise and Diabetes: Long-Term Exposure May Increase Disease Risk. Feb 2013.
- Evolutionary Selection for Arsenic Resistance The Case of the Atacamenos of the Andes Highlands. Jan 2013.
- A Closer Look at GE Corn Findings. Env Health Perspectives. Nov 2012.
- Are Compact Fluorescent Lights dangerous? Ultraviolet leaks from CFLs. Env Health Perspectives (PDF version). Oct 2012.
- Pattern of Clues: Evidence of Distinct DNA Methylation in Newborns of Smoking Women. Oct 2012.
- Subtle Shades of Impairment: Childhood Tetrachloroethylene Exposure May Cause Subclinical Deficits in Adult Vision Food Intake, Weight Gain, Fat Storage, and Fertility in Mice. Sep 2012.
- Long-Term Outcomes after Phthalate Exposure: Food Intake, Weight Gain, Fat Storage, and Fertility in Mice. Aug 2012.
- Glow Fish: A New Biosensor to Detect How Environmental Estrogens Affect Tissues. Environmental Health Perspectives. July 2012.
- Suspect Sweetener: Arsenic Detected in Organic Brown Rice Syrup. May 2012.
- Brain Tax: Estimating the Population-Level Impact of Environmental Chemicals on IQ Scores. Apr 2012.
- Gut Check: Do Interactions between Environmental Chemicals and Intestinal Microbiota Affect Obesity and Diabetes? Mar 2012.
- In the Same Boat: Health Risks of Limited-Contact Water Recreation Are Not Limited to Full-Contact Activities. Feb 2012.
- Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension "Probably Linked" to PFOA Contamination. Environmental Health Perspectives. Feb 2012.
- Poultry Relief? Organic Farming May Reduce Drug Resistance. Nov 2011.
- Prenatal Exposure to BPA and Sexually Selected Traits in Male Mice Sep 2011.
- Traffic Trigger. Do traffic-related stress and air pollution trigger more heart attacks than cocaine, caffeine, anger, or sex? May 2011.
Profiles
- I ask Alexandra
Cousteau: What would it take to create sustainable ocean fisheries? Momentum Magazine (now Ensia) Winter 2012.
- Changing Planet, Planet Health Q&A with co-author Paul Epstein, Harvard professor at Climate Central. Praised by the book's co-author Dan Ferber as "the most probing, incisive, interview that either of us have done so far."
- The Fish Wrangler:
Biologist Clark Hubbs devoted his life to cataloging and protecting the state's fish species.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Mag. Apr 2011.
- Larger than Life:
The inimitable Edward 'Ned' Fritz changed the face of Texas conservation - and had influence nationwide. Texas Parks & Wildlife Mag. Aug 2009.
- Looking for a Few Good Men
When they come home from Iraq and Afghanistan, our veterans may find themselves out of a job as well as out of uniform. Time to call Green Collar Vets. OnEarth Magazine, Frontlines. Spring 2008.
- A Snappy Comeback. Tush Hog, Ornery Turtle, and their curmudgeonly friends fight to preserve a beloved Texas landscape. OnEarth Magazine - Frontlines.
Winter 2007.
- Don't Mess with the Snappers
Irascible conservation veterans keep fighting for their beloved Big Thicket. Texas Parks & Wildlife
Magazine. Dec 2007.
- Papa Stahl: With his gift for
storytelling and encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world, Carmine Stahl helps bring parks and people
together. Texas Parks & Wildlife Mag. Feb 2007.
- Watcher of the Herons: Profile of an octogenarian
birder turned ornithologist. Animals Magazine. Sept/Oct 98.
Science/Faith Articles

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