Kristen A. Schmitt

Kristen A. Schmitt writes about wildlife, science, sustainable agriculture and the outdoors with articles in National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, Marie Claire, Fast Company, Audubon, and others. Follow her @Kristen_Schmitt.

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Emily Long spends her time patrolling Payne County, making sure that hunters and anglers abide by the rules.
Exploration & Survival

The Secret Life of a Game Warden

“I Get to Be Outside and Carry a Gun? That Sounds Like the Perfect Job.”

While airborne, Wilson’s not only steering the plane, but conducting the aerial surveys at the same time.
Environment

The Alaskan Pilot-Biologist on the Front Line of Climate Change

Heather Wilson monitors migratory bird populations for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from the captain seat of her amphibious Cessna 206