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Sara L. Cottle

Sara L. Cottle

Sara is a media and communications professional with years of experience in journalism, film, and climate communication.

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    • Project: Climate Story Lab U.S. South
    • Project: Smithsonian Science Education Center
    • Project: Connecting Congaree
    • Project: Digital El Diario
    • Project: University of Colorado Environmental Center
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      • Paddling
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Author: Sara

Sara is a born and raised West Virginian with a professional background in journalism and film. She specializes in environmental, science, and climate communication. She's worked on the impact side of climate-related Netflix documentaries, with the Smithsonian Science Education Center, and in international climate mitigation.
Hank Williams: The String Between West Virginia and Alabama
Alabama, Music, The Finer Things, West Virginia

Hank Williams: The String Between West Virginia and Alabama

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Sara 2 mins read

I was poking around a graveyard at 7 a.m. on a weekday morning in Montgomery, Alabama when I sat down beside Hank Williams and wrote: […]

Visiting Georgia’s “Little Grand Canyon”
Camping, Georgia, Hiking, Outdoors

Visiting Georgia’s “Little Grand Canyon”

May 1, 2022May 27, 2022 Sara 1 min read

Down in the southwest corner of Georgia near the Alabama state line, on Canyon Road in a little town called Lumpkin, sits one of Georgia’s […]

[Interview] Conversations with Sara Cottle
Photo Stories, South Carolina, The Finer Things

[Interview] Conversations with Sara Cottle

April 21, 2022May 27, 2022 Sara 1 min read

In March I had the opportunity to sit down with South Carolina Voyager to speak about my creative endeavors, career path, and more specifically my […]

Alabama’s Best Kept Secret
Alabama, Camping, Outdoors, Paddling

Alabama’s Best Kept Secret

April 11, 2022May 27, 2022 Sara 1 min read

“What is this place?” “The town of Spectre. Best kept secret in Alabama!”

Finding Peace in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge
North Carolina, Outdoors, Photo Stories, The Finer Things

Finding Peace in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge

April 5, 2022May 27, 2022 Sara 2 mins read

Every year around my birthday I always like to treat myself to a lesson; sometimes that lesson is self-care and culture immersion on a beach […]

Playlist: Providence Canyon to Birmingham
Alabama, Georgia, Playlists

Playlist: Providence Canyon to Birmingham

March 14, 2022March 22, 2022 Sara 1 min read

Coming out of Providence Canyon is a dice roll of old logging roads and the nearest gas station. I decided to take the road south […]

The South’s Curiosities
Alabama, Photo Stories, The Finer Things

The South’s Curiosities

February 21, 2022May 27, 2022 Sara 1 min read

The South is a curious place — partly people, partly environment, partly history. Butch’s Museum of Wonder might be one of the most curious manifestations […]

HILL HOME
Poetry, The Finer Things

HILL HOME

January 3, 2022March 14, 2022 Sara 1 min read

You got an elegywhen you needed an odeThe age on your most breathtaking features I was built for heartbreakI was built to absorb woesTo feed […]

Playlist: Steele, Alabama (Driving & Camping)
Alabama, Playlists

Playlist: Steele, Alabama (Driving & Camping)

September 29, 2021May 27, 2022 Sara 1 min read

Here we go. You’re driving from the heart of Appalachia. Along I-81 or some twisting parallel backroad equivalent in Cherokee or Nantahala National Forests. You […]

WARMTH
Poetry, The Finer Things

WARMTH

August 9, 2021March 14, 2022 Sara 1 min read

From the smile on my faceTo the cold toesYou find misplacedUnderneath the covers S. L. Cottle

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