Orange County Nature Writing

A literary celebration of the natural beauty of this place

All photos by Thea Gavin unless otherwise credited. Web site  created by  Thea Gavin (who should perhaps stick to making compost).  ©2008 ocnaturewriting.com. Last update 8/24/08.

Authors and Visual Artists

Meet some of the folks who love Orange County’s wild lands and are working to preserve them via actions . . . words . . . paintings . . .

 

Thea Gavin

Orange native, trail runner, poet, lawn-hater, composter and granny.

Joel Robinson

Jim Wodark

Award-winning plein air artist and resident of Orange.

. . . .whose vision is to  connect  people to our local natural areas, so their preservation is guaranteed for future generations.

Patrick Mitchell

Author of the The Santa Ana River Guide
From Crest to Coast—110 Miles Along Southern California’s Largest River System .

Brian Glaser

Brian Glaser lives in Santa Ana with his wife and two young children. He teaches in the English department at Chapman University, and publishes poems and essays on modern poets in various journals. These days, Santiago Park--with its nearby playground--is his family's favorite spot in the Santiago Creek watershed.