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One focus of my scientific research was on birds living in ecotones (the transition zones) between tundra and forests at high elevations and latitudes. I love ecological questions raised by ecotones, as well as the aesthetics of the places where I pursued my ecotone-based research (the high mountains of western North America and the Canadian Arctic). In a similar way I feel most at home intellectually in the “creative ecotone” between science and the arts.

Consequently, I pursued creative writing while also working full time as a professor of environmental science and ecology. I believe that my creative writing has been enriched by my background in scientific research and teaching, love of literature, and a lifetime spent outside.  

-Christopher Norment