Shannon Brown is a freelance journalist who focuses on environmental and public health issues. She is an MA candidate in Science Writing at Johns Hopkins University and has also earned her RYT-200 yoga teaching certification. She is an avid traveler and has been to 20 countries so far. She speaks passable Spanish and is currently learning German. Find her on Twitter at @skbwriting.
In Hawai’i, researchers work to slow the rapid death of a beloved tree
Hawaiian myth says that ‘ōhi‘a lehua trees were created by Pele, the goddess of fire and creator of the Hawaiian islands. Spurned by a handsome young warrior, ʻŌhiʻa, she turned…
