Mike MedberryMike has written essays on conservation and place-based issues in the West for Mountain Gazette, Idaho Magazine, Limberlost Press, Sierra, High Country News, Boise Blue, The Mountain Express, Northern Lights, Stroke Connection, Boise Weekly, among oters, and for the books, Idaho Wilderness Considered and River by Design. He has published short stories, was an Artist in Residence for the City of Boise, has taught classes on writing the memoir, has edited several published books, and authored the books, On the Dark Side of the Moon, about surviving from a severe stroke and Living in the Broken West-Essays. He was a lead staff person for The Wilderness Society, Idaho Conservation League, Hells Canyon Preservation Council, and other organizations for three decades. He has a MFA from the University of Washington. Read More Read Less