More specifically, I investigate how our diverse relationships with and understanding of nature inform our treatment of it, with ramifications for both planetary health and our own; as well as how living creatures are adapting to changing environments and each other.

I write about these things on a regional level for Seattle-based Crosscut.com, a sister public media organization to KCTS9 PBS and part of Cascade Public Media. I am grateful to report on the place in which I live — to develop relationships with Washingtonians in service of informing and connecting people to communities. For nearly five years, I’ve built a beat around climate adaptation and human/nature relationships as the first reporter in my role. My work reflects the insights of hundreds of people and time self-educating about as many topics, places and conflicts. I’ve built trust with a network of sources who help me ferret out weekly features and enterprise stories, and humor my silliest and soberest questions. I am always looking to center and highlight new and historically marginalized voices, tell emotional stories sparked by data and documents, and experiment with new-to-me methods of surfacing and sharing information.

Previously I was on staff at The New York Times’ Wirecutter, Bicycling Magazine and Outside Magazine; with fellowships and internships at ideastream (reporting for PBS collective QUEST Science) and CNN. I’ve also written for Sierra Magazine, Triathlete Magazine, Prevention Magazine, Medium, and more.

If you chat with me in Spanish or Mandarin Chinese we can have a great time. I will confidently read any Hebrew you put in front of me but panic when you ask me to translate it. I could survive anywhere people exclusively speak French if I only need to know how to ask where the bathroom is.

Bikes are a big part of my life, and inevitably so is troubleshooting how I’ve broken them.

Please send news tips, questions, concerns, and any good gossip you’ve heard in a park to hannahweinberger@protonmail.com.