Jen Schmidt

Jen Schmidt is a science writer and editor based in California. She is a former AAAS Mass Media Fellow and holds a PhD in earth science. She studied rocks around the world before finding a home in science writing. Her work has also appeared in Eos and Science News.

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As acidification threatens shellfish along North America’s Pacific Coast, Indigenous sea gardens offer solutions

Schneider is hopeful that Hensel’s work will improve the health of his community’s clam beds, and the two researchers are discussing ways to involve the Indigenous communities around Bodega Bay.

December 7, 2022