Gold Award, Nature and Environment, International Regional Magazine Assoc., 2021 Gold Prize for Column Writing, Society of Professional Journalists, 2008 Gold Prize for Nature Features, International Regional Magazine Association, 2007 Nominated for the National Magazine Award in Feature Writing, 2001 Nominated for the AAAS Science Journalism Award, 2000 Whiting Writer's Award, 1999 Four Pushcart Prize nominations