Elizabeth Miller is an independent journalist based in New Mexico who covers environmental issues and outdoor sports. Her work has been published by Backpacker, Outside, Scientific American, Undark, and The Washington Post, and been anthologized in Best American Travel Writing 2021. She has also won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Society of American Travel Writers, Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, and International Regional Magazine Association, as well as support from the National Geographic Society’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists, The Water Desk at the University of Colorado's Center for Environmental Journalism, the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources, and Banff Center for Arts and Creativity.