Dillon James Osleger is a geomorphologist, science writer, and public lands policy analyst whose work is anchored in society’s relationship with wild and rapidly changing environments. His writing has appeared in Outside, Los Angeles Times, Patagonia’s The Cleanest Line, and Earth and Planetary Science Letters, focusing on the confluence of land use, earth science, environmental justice, and historical memory. His first book, Trail Work, comes out in May 2026.