She writes for National Geographic, Wired, Scientific American, The New York Times, High Country News, and many other publications, and she is an editor at the website bioGraphic. Her stories on conservation and environmental issues have garnered many awards, including two AAAS-Kavli Science Journalism Awards. Hillary holds an MS in environmental studies from the University of Colorado and an MFA in creative writing from New York University. Before moving to Colorado, she worked as a writer and editor at many media outlets, including The Village Voice, the New York Post, and New York Magazine.