About Bryan Pfeiffer
Chasing Ideas
Let’s be honest: Nature writing is somewhat fraudulent. No matter how lyrical, it’s never as good as actual nature. With that in mind, Chasing Nature’s intent is to get you outside, aware, and perhaps making some sense of the world. Here you’ll discover owls and orchids, sexual selection and gender identity, warfare and warblers, the extinction and climate crises, joy and wonder (lots of joy and wonder).
A field biologist and recovering journalist, I’ve been navigating this terrain for nearly a half century. My essays and articles about people and nature have appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Audubon, Orion, Aeon, Field & Stream and lots of other places.