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Madison Dapcevich’s Biography

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Raised on an island in southeast Alaska, Madison is a master of environmental science and a perpetually curious tidepool explorer. She spent a few years working on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. before reporting throughout the Rocky Mountains – before that she was once a deckhand on an Alaskan commercial fishing vessel, but that’s a story for another day. Her experiences have brought her to San Francisco, where she now spends her time writing, reading, and critically (read: obsessively) think…

Madison Dapcevich’s Journalist Portfolio

Severe Coral Bleaching Occurs At Much Greater Depths Than We Thought

Severe Coral Bleaching Occurs At Much Greater Depths Than We Thought

Even coral reefs found at dark, cool depths aren't protected from the effects of climate change. In a new stu…

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Seven Ways To Overcome Gender Bias In STEM, According To Kick-Ass Women In The Fields Themselves

Seven Ways To Overcome Gender Bias In STEM, According To Kick-Ass Women In The Fields Themselves

Research shows that gender diversity facilitates innovation, scientific discovery, and happier work environme…

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What is Leptospirosis + How Does it Spread?

What is Leptospirosis + How Does it Spread?

As the countdown to the end of summer begins to creep closer to fall, it's no doubt people will soak every la…

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How to Keep Your Dog Safe During the Summer Heat

How to Keep Your Dog Safe During the Summer Heat

Photo Credit: Justin Veenema One of the most important things pet owners can do during the summer months is m…

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Officials Have Canceled All Boundary Waters Canoe Permits Amid Surging Wildfires. Now What?

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By Madison Dapcevich Verified
| Outside Magazine Verified
Forest Service officials closed shuttered public access to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) on July 14 due to surging wildfires across Minnesota. The decision is part of a 3.9 million-acre closure across Superior National Forest due to encroaching fires, and the unusually hot and dry conditions. The news was announced in a public release, which did not provide details on when the region will reopen to the public.
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President Trump Just Took a Hatchet to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase National Monuments

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By Madison Dapcevich Verified
| Outside Magazine Verified
President Trump on July 13 signed an executive order reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah by nearly 3 million acres combined, leaving them at a fraction of their originally designated size. Under his newly signed order, Trump reduced Bears Ears National Monument to approximately 121,000 acres and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument to approximately 182,000 acres.
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A Yellowstone Bison Launched a Person 8 Feet Into the Air. The Scariest Part? He Did Everything Right.

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By Madison Dapcevich Verified
| Outside Magazine Verified
A dramatic encounter at Bridge Bay Campground left a grandfather seriously injured and serves as a stark reminder that during the summer mating season, wild animals don't follow the 100-yard rule. (Photo: Ruben Earth/Getty Images) Dramatic footage out of Yellowstone National Park shows the moment a bison chargeda 65-year-old man and then tossed him eight feet in the air. An onlooker said the man, whose identity has not been released, kept a safe distance from the bison prior to the incident.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

The Lance, a bi-weekly newspaper at Hellgate High School in Missoula, Montana.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Only for fun.

Who do you wish followed you?

Neil deGrasse Tyson