Author Profile: Douglas S. Barasch

Douglas S. Barasch is the editor-in-chief of OnEarth Magazine. Barasch became editor in 2003 and has since led the magazine to the Independent Press Award for Best Environmental Coverage (2005) and for General Excellence (2006); a Silver Eddie Award and Gold Ozzie Award from Folio Magazine (2006), the Phillip D. Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment; and several citations from the Society of Publication Designers. For the last several years, multiple OnEarth articles have been cited by the Best American Nature and Science Writing. Barasch was previously a senior editor at Discover magazine and a freelance contributor to numerous publications, including The New York Times Magazine, New York, Elle, and Redbook, where he was a contributing editor.