Alastair Bland
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Alastair Bland was born and raised in San Francisco. Encouraged and accompanied by his parents, Alastair developed an early love for water, fishing and wildlife. These passions grew into a fondness for wild places and travel. Car camping led to backpacking which led, eventually, to bicycle touring. With little more than a sleeping bag, a spare set of clothes and a notebook, Alastair has cycled through the Andes, Baja California, New Zealand and most of southern Europe.
Today, Alastair works as a freelance reporter, covering marine research, climate change, drought, river conservation, fisheries and agriculture. His work has appeared in Smithsonian, The Atlantic, CalMatters, NPR, Hakai and many more outlets. He typically works at his desk, but he sometimes reports from the road. In 2010, Alastair followed a team of plant geneticists seeking new varieties of wine grapes, figs and walnuts in the Republic of Georgia. In 2012, he visited with river conservationists trying to protect the Atlantic salmon runs of northwest Spain. In 2013, Alastair reported on the deadly interactions between Andean cattle ranchers and the imperiled spectacled bear. In 2014 he cycled through Romania to research the impacts of road development on brown bears of the Carpathian Mountains. Alastair lives in Sebastopol, California on a property densely planted with fruit trees. When he isn’t pulling weeds and watering the garden, he is usually at his desk, riding his bike or in the Pacific Ocean. Interviews with Alastair: https://www.capradio.org/news/insight/2025/04/24/league-of-california-cities-conference-cas-commercial-salmon-season-cancelled-in-a-nutshell-double-edged-sword/ https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/senate-newsom-veterans-row/delta-sf-bay-water https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roundtable-californias-water-capture-efforts/id1124232135?i=1000601507022 Alastair is represented by Lisa Amstutz. |
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