Cole Hersey

is a freelance environmental journalist and writer based in the Bay Area. His writing has appeared in magazines across the country and abroad, most recently in the Wales Arts Review, 7×7.la, and the North Bay Bohemian.

Contributions

We Grew Under the Sky

Cole Hersey

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December 13, 2021

“We grew under the sky rather than under a ceiling. We worked to the sounds of nature, rather than the hum of fluorescent lights.”

Drowned Cathedrals

Cole Hersey

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October 8, 2021

“These landscapes seem destined to return to what they were before central California was transformed into, what conservationists might call, drowned cathedrals.” —Cole Hersey.

The Scout: Sim Van der Ryn & the Outlaw Builders

Cole Hersey

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June 12, 2021

In the early 1970s, Sim Van der Ryn and his crew revolutionized California architecture.