Brian Calvert is the senior editor at Civil Eats. He is the former editor-in-chief of High Country News, a former associate editor at Earth Island Journal, and a former Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder. Brian has worked as a media consultant, editor, writer, and radio producer in a career spanning 25 years. His work has appeared in Vox, The New York Times Magazine, Pacific Standard, and many others. He enjoys hiking, backpacking, running, and surfing.