More recently, though, Higgs started environmental projects much different than the journalistic approach he had been doing prior. I’ve seen everything there has to be seen in Indiana’s environment.”īeanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve, a Sycamore propery photo by Steven Higgs I was stuck in the mud in the Ohio Valley, walked into combined sewer overflows in South Bend, walked across an entire valley filled with waste tires up in northern Indiana. He now has several decades and many miles under his belt. His strong passion for the environment began as an undergraduate in 1970 walking through Dunn Meadow on Earth Day. In 1992, they implemented a new plan that’s the most environmentally sensitive in the country: 60% of the forest is off-limits to logging.”Īlong with covering environmental issues, Higgs admits to being an environmentalist himself. According to Higgs, “I covered that story from beginning to end, and they ultimately withdrew from the original plan. His work helped influence the way in which the national forest was managed in Indiana, though debates over proper forest management continue. In the mid-1980s, Higgs began reporting on forest management issues on public lands, including the Hoosier National Forest. He currently serves as an adjunct professor for the IU Media School.
Steve received his Master’s in Journalism from Indiana University in 1985, and has lived in Bloomington since. He graduated from Indiana University with a double major in psychology and political science. Higgs is a former environmental journalist who previously wrote for The Herald-Times, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, and the Bloomington Alternative. Bloomington, and the entire state of Indiana, has been fortunate to have a gnome that has carefully watched over it for years, and the name of that gnome is Steven Higgs. They live far from urban areas, instead residing in the very nature they uphold and protect. Thom notes in the forward of the new IU Press book, A Guide to Natural Areas of Southern Indiana: 119 Unique Places to Explore, gnomes are beings tasked with the sacred duty of safeguarding the treasures of the Earth and attempting to combat human greed. All pictures in the guide were taken personally by Higgs.Īs James A. Author Steven Higgs prepares to take a photograph.
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