Jennifer Hattam
A former editor at Sierra magazine in her hometown of San Francisco, Jennifer relocated in 2008 to Istanbul, where she works as a freelance writer and editor.
Besides contributing environmental stories from Turkey and around the region to TreeHugger, Jennifer writes about the arts, culture, lifestyle, travel, and urban issues for other publications while exploring the city’s many corners, snapping pictures, practicing her Turkish, and blogging about expat life. Find her on Twitter as @TheTurkishLife and @jenhattam.
Jennifer can be reached at jenniferhattam@treehugger.com.
Latest Stories from Jennifer Hattam - Page 8
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Dugongs, Turtles Face Mass Starvation After Storm
Northeastern Australia may have dried out after devastating floods hit the area early this year, but for dugongs and turtles off the Queensland coast, the natural disaster's
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Nature Runs Wild in Josef Frank's Beloved Designs
'Himalaya' by Josef Frank. Image SFO Museum. Vivid, almost psychedelic colors, swirling, tangled lines, and playful renderings of animals aren't what most people think of when they hear the stern word "modernism." These traits, though, are what
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Croatia's Rich Underground World at Risk from Dam
Spiders, scorpions, millipedes, and a pale, eyeless salamander are unlikely poster animals for a conservation campaign, but plans to wash away their habitat in the
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Why Towns With Good Transit Options Are Recovering Faster From the Recession
Cities and towns with good public-transit options offer more convenience for residents and are, of course, more environmentally friendly places to live. Now it
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Fate of Dying Lake Sparks Clashes in NW Iran
Fresh demonstrations have broken out in Iran, where protesters who took to the streets last weekend in the country's northwestern provinces to demand protection for a dying lake were harshly
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Shalakh Apricots from Armenia Become 1000th 'Passenger' on Slow Food's Ark of Taste
Towering above the Turkish-Armenian border, Mt. Ararat is thought by many to be the place where the biblical Noah's ark -- the vessel said to have taken on a pair of every animal
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Artist Andy Goldsworthy's 'Wood Line' Follows Rich History of San Francisco's Presidio Forest
More than a century ago, the U.S. Army began planting thousands of trees in San Francisco's Presidio as part of a massive forestation project, leaving a legacy of lush
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Is the Turkish Public Really Leading the European Pack in Concern about Climate Change?
Public concern about global warming is dramatically on the rise in Turkey, increasing from 48 percent in 2010 to 75 percent this year, topping a survey of 10 European countries. But do the numbers really represent the reality?
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Nature Takes Over the Office in Downtown Denver
In this wired era, it's easy to let the office creep into every part of life, even time spent in nature, by checking email from the beach or taking a work call while out on the trail. But what if the tables were turned, and
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Poor Water Management, Increased Salt Production Threaten Flamingo Boom in Central Turkey
Heavy rainfall this year in Central Anatolia has been good for Turkey's flamingo population. But plans to ramp up salt production in Tuz Gölü (Salt Lake) could leave the situation considerably less, well, rosy for the gangly pink birds.
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'Urban Rangers' Lead Nature Hikes into Wilds of LA
With their crisp khaki shirts and drab green trousers, topped with the familiar Stetson hat, they would look at home in any national park, leading nature walks and offering kindly but serious
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Pocket Gardens Sprout on Paris's Anti-Parking Posts
Necessary as they are to keep cars from blocking the sidewalk, anti-parking posts, or bollards, can be an ugly sight in a city. Parisian artist Paule Kingleur has commandeered some of the
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Fun With Subway Commuting: Riders Zip Down Playground Slide to Enter Dutch Metro Station (Video)
Let's face it: Even on the nicest, newest subway or bus, commuting is a bit of a grind. One metro station in the Netherlands, though, has sought to liven up the experience -- by installing a slide that riders can zip down instead of taking the stairs.
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Last Call (At Last) for Ukraine's Vodka-Drinking Bears
Some bars have a pool table or a dart board to entertain customers. Others might have a bunch of flat-screen TVs, or even a mechanical bull. In Ukraine, dozens of drinking establishments
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Drivers Beware! Park in the Bike Lane in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Your Car May Get Crushed By a Tank
Screenshot from YouTube. Though bad driver behavior in Vilnius, Lithuania, hasn't quite reached Moscow-like levels yet, Mayor Arturas Zuokas had gotten sick and tired of cars parking illegally in the capital's bike lanes. While other city officials
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Turkish Beekeepers Abuzz Over Pesticide Concerns
If you ask me, the real "Turkish delight" is served at breakfast time: A square of rich, thick kaymak (clotted cream), topped with fresh-off-the-comb honey (bal).
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Water Filtration Meets Fine Art at Venice Biennale
Ayşe Erkmen's 'Plan B.' Photo: Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV). Water-treatment plants might not seem to have much aesthetic potential. But Turkish sculptor Ayşe Erkmen is making a splash at the 54th International Art Exhibition of the
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Historic Gdansk Shipyard To Be Heart Of Another Polish Revolution -- This One In Wind Power
In 1980, some 17,000 ship builders went on strike in Poland's Gdansk Shipyard, winning historic recognition that helped lead to the collapse of the Soviet bloc and eventually catapulting
