Our mission is to uncover the science and public policy protecting the world’s public lands and waterways. That means understanding how officials are protecting your public lands and waterways. We are non-partisan and apolitical, but are passionate about the proper management of our planet’s natural heritage.
The two principals at Public Parks are trained and experienced natural resource journalism and photography professionals. Your membership keeps them engaged in the publication’s mission, sends reporters to remote corners of the globe, and compensates the best freelance writers in the profession. We publish breaking news alerts daily and features weekly.
Editor-in-Chief
Nathanial Gronewold is a faculty member at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He is a veteran of environmental and natural resources journalism, having reported from more than ten countries over the course of his two-decade career. Nathanial’s portfolio of field work includes correspondence from national and state parks and interviews with top parks and natural resource managers, including exclusive interviews with the director of the US National Park Service and the US Secretary of the Interior. His writing has earned seven awards, including honors from the National Press Club and the United Nations Correspondents Association. You can find his work in Scientific American, Science Magazine, and The Economist. He holds a master of science degree in ecosystem science and management from Texas A&M University and a PhD in environmental science from Hokkaido University.
Nathanial is the author of A Tale of Two Cranes: Lessons Learned from 50 Years of the Endangered Species Act and Anthill Economics: Animal Ecosystems and the Human Economy.
Chief Photography Editor and Website Administrator
Atsuko Ellie Teramoto is a professional photographer and former news journalist. A native of Hokkaido, Japan, Ellie transitioned to landscape and wildlife photography following a successful 14-year career in journalism in Los Angeles and New York. Prior to going independent, she covered international diplomacy and the United States for Mainichi Shimbun, Japan’s oldest newspaper, serving that company during such momentous occasions as the 9/11 attacks, the invasion of Iraq, and the 2008-09 global financial crisis. She earned her degree in journalism from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia and a certificate in photography from the New York Institute of Photography. Ellie also holds a master of arts in international education from Columbia University. Her prints adorn walls throughout the world and have appeared in magazines and calendars.
Ellie operates her own independent wildlife and landscape photography business, Ellie Teramoto Photography, at www.ellieteramoto.com.