Ashira Morris

Protecting the Apalachicola River

Fifth graders rally to keep oil drilling away from a beloved waterway

By Ashira Morris July 4, 2025

In this story: education, activism, rivers

Residents of the Sunshine State have pushed back on plans to develop state parks and drill for oil

By Ashira Morris April 22, 2025

In this story: activism, state parks, public lands, water, drilling

A partnership between the US Forest Service and four HBCUs is shifting the mostly white forestry workforce

By Ashira Morris August 8, 2024

In this story: wildfire, racial justice, environmental justice

Community organizations teach individuals to manage their land with fire in states like Georgia, where 93 percent of the land is privately owned

By Ashira Morris February 20, 2024

In this story: wildfire, forests, hunting, land use and planning