Field Sources

FIELD SOURCES

Environmental stories are undercovered in part because the experts are hard to find. Naturalists, science communicators, curriculum designers, field educators, and community-based practitioners are doing work that is directly relevant to the stories journalists are pursuing — but they don’t appear in the usual source databases, and they usually don’t have communication specialists on staff.

Field Sources is a personally-curated roster of environmental and sustainability practitioners who have agreed to be available to journalists on deadline. When you bring a story angle, I match you with the right person and make a warm introduction. Then I step back.

THIS SERVICE IS FOR TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE

Journalists

You’re working on a story that touches environmental education, sustainability practice, informal learning, or community-based science. You need a credible, responsive source — and you need them quickly. Field Sources is free for journalists. You bring the angle. I do the matching.

Practitioners

You have expertise that journalists need but can’t find. You’re willing to be interviewed, you can speak to a deadline, and you want your work to reach a wider audience. Inclusion in Field Sources is by invitation and application — not open enrollment.

Who is this for?

This matching service is for practitioners who have a verified body of work, demonstrate impact, and practice transparently and ethically. Applicants will be asked to complete a form asking for essential information important to journalists. By completing this form, you help journalists verify your expertise.

JOURNALISTS - HOW IT WORKS

You share your angle. Tell me what you’re working on — the story, the gap, the kind of voice you’re looking for.

I find the match. Drawing on eight years of hosting conversations with independent environmental educators and many years of building an active practitioner network, I identify who is most relevant to your story.

I make the introduction. A warm, direct introduction — with enough context for both parties to decide if the conversation is worth having.

You take it from there. The source relationship belongs to you. I step back after the introduction.

Field Sources is free for journalists. Practitioners on the roster are selected for expertise, not for payment. Roster inclusion involves an application and a conversation. This is a curated service, not a directory you can purchase your way into.

GET IN TOUCH

Working on a story? Tell me your angle.

A practitioner interested in the roster? Start with a conversation.