Melanie Haiken

Melanie Haiken is a San Francisco Bay Area travel, science, and sustainability writer.

3 Places Where Your Tourism Dollars Support Indigenous People

Dream destinations from slot canyons to coastal rainforests

By Melanie Haiken July 29, 2022

In this story: travel, indigenous communities, adventure, lifestyle

With so many amazing rock formations in canyon country, why is everyone stuck on the Wave?

By Melanie Haiken June 18, 2019

In this story: hiking

Planting koa, milo, and ohia has a side benefit

By Melanie Haiken May 22, 2019

In this story: forests

Glacier Bay, Sequoia, and Joshua Tree could all lose their namesake features

By Melanie Haiken November 27, 2018

In this story: climate change, national parks

On the most basic level, simply getting to national parks is a major problem for communities of color

By Melanie Haiken June 8, 2016

In this story: America's National Parks, national parks, transportation, public transit