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Sarah Gilman is a writer, illustrator, and editor who covers the environment, science, and place from rural Washington state. She&#8217;s also a contributing editor at Hakai Magazine. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, Audubon, Smithsonian, High Country News, National Geographic, and others.

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