Robin Lee Carlson
Robin Lee Carlson Illustration natural science author & illustrator
Davis, CA
Robin Lee Carlson is an author and natural science illustrator with a particular interest in how landscapes and ecological communities change over time. Her work is based on observing and documenting the world around her as it unfolds. How are we moved by the places where we find ourselves? When we experience a place, how do we change it? How does it change us? Robin started out as a biologist and spent sixteen years managing projects to track and analyze stream habitat restoration projects for salmon and steelhead. As an illustrator, Robin has created artwork for groups including the UC Natural Reserve System, the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County, Caltrans, and the Oregon Marine Reserves Partnership. She is currently focused on ecosystem dynamics after disruption, especially how species and habitats respond to wildfire and changing fire regimes in the West. Her first book,
The Cold Canyon Fire Journals: Green Shoots and Silver Linings in the Ashes, is forthcoming from Heyday Books in August 2022. Robin’s work can be found on her website (
https://robinleecarlson.com/) and Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/anthropocenesketchbook/.
https://robinleecarlson.com/
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