Alastair Bland

Freelance Journalist

Alastair Bland is a journalist based in San Francisco who writes about the environment, agriculture, science and food. He has written for SmithsonianMag.org, Yale Environment 360, NPR and the East Bay Express, among others.

Food & Agriculture

In California, conservationists face off with vineyard owners

It's vines versus old-growth forests, a biodiversity debate with consequences for steelhead trout, mountain lions and spotted owls. Read More

September 5, 2017

By Alastair Bland