https://www.eliseherron.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6512b296598b7b2d6ad5e8/1600543364318-ILCEK959MY82APLNBSYX/Screen+Shot+2020-09-19+at+12.20.29+PM.png Additional Work - I joined Portland’s KATU News to discuss my reportage on various topics—including local political movements, labeling law disputes and sex tech. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6512b296598b7b2d6ad5e8/7f80af2c-82cb-4259-ba8c-b0a128f035df/1695762608034-3374cfc5-53dc-4c45-9bb7-067d49143bc5_1.jpg Additional Work - For Western Rivers Conservancy—a Portland-based non-profit that works to conserve riverlands for fish, wildlife and people—I translated complex project materials into straightforward one-pagers, articles, and website pages. https://www.eliseherron.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6512b296598b7b2d6ad5e8/1600462690465-NW972KWQKXPRPPTI49CW/FCADF59C-68E4-45C0-9E80-E6BC301B83E8+%281%29.JPG Home - I’m Elise Herron, a Portland, Oregon-based writer. My writing focuses on environmental and social justice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6512b296598b7b2d6ad5e8/58410da1-a82d-4b50-b716-749125a32af9/how-to-shoot-rivers-blog-banner.webp Home - 6 Photographers on How They Shoot Rivers Western Rivers Conservancy, Oct 2025 As part of an ongoing series of innovative ways to connect with rivers and become inspired to support the work of Western Rivers Conservancy, I asked six nature photographers for their tips on capturing rivers. The piece appeared alongside a collection of my writing in the organization’s Eddied Out series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6512b296598b7b2d6ad5e8/1600465174075-JGFL68WYSLS6Z35GQS24/Vivek+Shandas_02+%282%29.jpg Home - Racist Housing Policies Have Created Dangerous ‘Heat Islands’ in Cities Vice, April 2020 For Vice’s Tipping Point—a series focused on environmental justice stories—I wrote about how historically redlined neighborhoods experience significantly higher temperatures than their non-redlined counterparts. I spoke with researchers, activists and people experiencing extreme heat firsthand to show how climate change hits communities of color hardest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6512b296598b7b2d6ad5e8/1600466311251-2UVB5JSQHRHMN9N6TGQ4/Papaya_h_Wesley_Lapointe.jpg Home - Oregon Women Are Inventing Better Orgasms Willamette Week, July 24, 2019 I wrote about the entrepreneurs proving that some niche markets might not be so niche after all—they just serve populations that have never been taken seriously. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6512b296598b7b2d6ad5e8/1600466751271-JZ4SOQCO4S16WHTOH67Q/scale%3Bjpeg_quality%3D60%3Bprogressive.jpg Home - This Trippy Oregon Theme Park Is Like A Psychedelic Disneyland Thrillist, May 2020 A peculiar amusement park in the tiny town of Turner, Oregon caters mostly to children. But, I wrote about how it has become a low-key psychedelic playground for adults. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6512b296598b7b2d6ad5e8/1600467743054-8I26D4PUVLJUKYOMBBBH/hero-scaled%2BCropped.jpg Home - Coronavirus Has Devastated Portland’s Queer-Owned Businesses Portland Monthly Magazine, June 2020 issue While retailers everywhere struggled through coronavirus shut-downs, inequitable access to funds made weathering the COVID-19 fallout significantly more difficult for queer- and minority-owned businesses. I wrote about the specific impact on Portland businesses, and ways to help.