My writing crosses disciplinary boundaries and genres—poetry, outdoor writing, creative nonfiction, scholarship, and science writing; however, at the core of my work always is a concern for environmental conservation, sustainability and community. I am the author and editor of eight books,

I am an Associate Professor and Interim Director of the Sustainability Studies Program in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. Chris Paparo, former NYSOWA President, and I co-teach a class on Nature Writing and Photography for our students in environmental sciences and sustainability: https://news.stonybrook.edu/university/through-our-eyes-exhibit-highlights-nature-writing-and-photography/

I also mentored a recent student nature writing project titled Nature State of Mind: SUNY Students Reflect on Our Environment: https://news.stonybrook.edu/university/book-by-sbu-researchers-advocates-for-a-nature-state-of-mind/

I have written for magazines and journals including NYDEC’s Conversationist Magazine, Center for Humans and Nature, and Terrain.org. I am currently working on two book length projects: this long island (book of poetry) and Paddling Around Paumanok: A Circumnavigation Around Long Island to Home. Previous natural history writing and creative non-fiction includes Lawson’s Fork: Headwaters to the Confluence (Hub City Press, 2000), a personal narrative on the history and natural history of Lawson’s Fork, Spartanburg’s local river. I also edited an anthology, Pride of Place: A Contemporary Anthology of Texas Nature Writing (UNT Press, 2006) and was interviewed about this book on NPR on Earth Day, 2006 (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5357543)

If you’re looking for me these days, you’ll find me in my kayak paddling around Long Island or wandering in the Pine Barrens where I live.

david.j.taylor@stonybrook.edu