Erika Schelby

Erika Schelby is the author of Looking for Humboldt and Searching for German Footprints in New Mexico and Beyond (Lava Gate Press, 2017) and Liberating the Future from the Past? Liberating the Past from the Future? (Lava Gate Press, 2013), which was shortlisted for the International Essay Prize Contest by the Berlin-based cultural magazine Lettre International. Schelby lives in New Mexico.

Our Planet Versus Plastic Bags: a Tale of Two Cities

February 3, 2023 BY Erika Schelby

Our Planet Versus Plastic Bags: a Tale of Two Cities

January 23, 2023 BY Erika Schelby

As the War in Ukraine Devastates the Nation’s Ecosystems, the World Reaches Record-High Military Spending

August 5, 2022 BY Erika Schelby

Sustainability Is Not as New an Idea as You Might Think—It’s More Than 300 Years Old

February 11, 2022 BY Erika Schelby

How an Ancient Irrigation Method Makes Sustainable Life Possible in the U.S. Southwest

September 24, 2021 BY Erika Schelby