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Melissa L. Sevigny

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Melissa L. Sevigny grew up in Tucson, Arizona where she fell in love with the Sonoran Desert’s ecology, geology and dark desert skies. Her lyrical nonfiction explores the intersections of science, nature, and history, with a focus on the American Southwest. Sevigny has worked as a science communicator in the fields of planetary science, western water policy, and sustainable agriculture. She has degrees in environmental science and creative writing, and volunteers as the interviews editor for Terrain.org. She’s currently a full time journalist in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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Melissa L. Sevigny I was visiting an exhibit of Grand Canyon photographs at the special collections department of Northern Arizona University. There was a photo of Elzad…moreI was visiting an exhibit of Grand Canyon photographs at the special collections department of Northern Arizona University. There was a photo of Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter on the wall. I knew they were botanists who had rafted the Grand Canyon in 1938, but not much more than that. Somewhat on a whim, I mentioned to the curator of the exhibit that I was interested in writing something about them. He disappeared into the archives and returned with Lois Jotter's pith helmet, carefully preserved in bubble wrap and scribbled with the signatures of her companions from the 1938 river trip. In that moment, the history came alive for me, and I knew I had to tell their story. (less)

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Melissa L. Sevigny Middle Earth, where I would spend all my time in the Shire eating good food and taking long walks.

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	Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon 4.18 avg rating — 6,055 ratings — published 2023 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mythical River: Chasing the Mirage of New Water in the American Southwest 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Under Desert Skies: How Tucson Mapped the Way to the Moon and Planets 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are

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“Funny, so many people are waiting for a reward in heaven. I am very doubtful about heaven so like you I get my heaven as I go along." - Elzada Clover”
― Melissa L. Sevigny, Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon, Library Edition

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“Our tools, Leopold proclaimed, “suffice to crack the atom, to command the tides. But they do not suffice for the oldest task in human history: to live on a piece of land without spoiling it.”
― Melissa L. Sevigny, Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

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“But Holmstrom’s words stand out boldly from the rest, as if perhaps someone traced them afresh in the intervening years. They read: “To the girl who proved me badly mistaken.”
― Melissa L. Sevigny, Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

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