Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Bim Kendall House
804 E Fremont St
Laramie, WY 82072
Phone: (307) 766-5080
Fax: (307) 766-5099
Email: haub.school@uwyo.edu
(307) 766-5146 | bmalotky@uwyo.edu | Kendall House, Rm 107
MFA Creative Nonfiction Writing & Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming
BS Environmental Science (Conservation Science and Policy), Brown University
As the Emerging Issues Initiative Coordinator at the Ruckelshaus Institute, Birch Malotky coordinates activities and stakeholder engagement around emerging natural resource issues in the state of Wyoming, culminating in a statewide, multi-day annual forum. These forums bring key decision-makers together to jumpstart collaboration, facilitate coordination, and allow for sharing of best practices. Previous forums have covered outdoor recreation (2023), wind energy (2017), big game migrations (2015), and conservation finance (2013).
Birch is also the editor of Western Confluence magazine, the Ruckelshaus Institute's annual print magazine covering science-based and collaborative approaches to natural resource problem solving in the West. The magazine aims to connect knowledge, people, and practice across geographies and disciplines, while providing mentorship to new and emerging environmental writers. In addition to her work on Western Confleunce, Birch writes, edits, produces, and publishes a range of science communication materials for the Haub School.
Her graduate work at the University of Wyoming explored how people interact with and conceptualize their environment, which continues and expands upon her work as a freelance journalist writing about science, conservation, and recreation. Before joining the Haub School, she worked as a volunteer and stewardship coordinator for The Nature Conservancy in New Hampshire and as an environmental educator in Colorado. As an undergraduate, she studied species’ responses to climate change and worked as a field technician for a number of different labs in Montana and Rhode Island.
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Bim Kendall House
804 E Fremont St
Laramie, WY 82072
Phone: (307) 766-5080
Fax: (307) 766-5099
Email: haub.school@uwyo.edu