Rachel Mazur

Rachel Mazur, Ph.D., is the author of the biography, Yosemite Maasai (2021); the middle-grade series, The Nature Club (Wild Bear Press, 2019); the non-fiction book, Speaking of Bears (Globe Pequot, 2015); the picture book, If You Were a Bear (Sequoia Natural History Association, 2008); and many articles for scientific and trade publications. She is passionate about writing stories to connect people with nature—and inspiring them to protect it. Rachel lives with her husband and two children in Port Angeles, Washington, where she works as an ecologist for the National Park Service.