Mary Elizabeth Reynolds is a Tucson-based author and journalist who explores the forces shaping desert ecosystems and water resources. Raised in the Sonoran Desert, she combines oral histories with science reporting to show how past events continue to influence environmental conditions today. In “The Quake That Drained the Desert,” Reynolds examines how a little-known 19th-century earthquake in the Arizona borderlands still affects aquifers, offering a fresh perspective on groundwater, climate resilience and the lasting impact of landscape change.
Communities: Arizona Author, Tucsonan, LGBTQ+
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