We all need food, water, and nature. We want to get to know the people working closest to these resources as we all adapt to change.
People Trying is a video interview series and newsletter about those of us who work close to land, water, and nature as we’re all adapting to change.
We believe people working closest to our natural resources have essential insights into what works, what can scale, and what particular landscapes and communities need.
We focus on building resiliency in all its forms — new and traditional efforts to absorb or retain carbon, conserve water, adapt to changing weather patterns and more severe disasters, and support communities facing new challenges.
We celebrate the willingness to try, and we resist making the perfect the enemy of the good. We recognize that new solutions come with tradeoffs and mixed results.
We respect the awe, sacredness, and sense of purpose that comes from working close to land, water, and nature.
We value local expertise and generational wisdom, and we recognize this kind of knowledge is also a threatened resource. Stories of building durable relationships and financially reliable models interest us as much as new technologies and management innovations.
Our Team
Anna Sale, Executive Editor and Host, is a journalist and creator of the award-winning interview podcast Death, Sex & Money from Slate. She's the author of Let's Talk About Hard Things and a National Geographic Explorer. Before launching her podcast, she covered politics during two presidential campaigns and in three statehouses. She grew up in West Virginia and is now raising her two daughters in Berkeley, California, and Cody, Wyoming, with her husband Arthur, a wildlife ecologist.
Executive Editor & Host
Jim Colgan, Executive Producer, has worked as an editorial director and interactive programmer for The New York Times, including The Times’ Climate Forward events. He was a John S. Knight journalism fellow, and his career has spanned public radio, podcasting, and tech startups. He lives in the East Bay.
Executive Producer
Video Editor & Digital Producer
Jake Nicol, Video Editor and Digital Producer, is a visual journalist who has contributed to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and National Geographic. He lives in San Francisco.
Erin Colasacco, Creative Consultant has designed visual branding and social strategies for clients ranging from Target and Burt’s Bees to On Being and American Public Media. She lives in Minneapolis.
Creative Consultant
Social Media Producer
Noa Worsek Rosenberg, Social Media Producer, is a writer and editor who has run organic social strategy for a variety of clients including George Takei, Carla Lalli, Back Market, and her viral comedy group, Midwives. Writing about pop culture and the internet, she has contributed essays and interviews to Polyester Zine. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
People Trying is produced in collaboration with The National Geographic Society, with support from The Walton Family Foundation.
