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Welcome. My name is Lizbeth Bárcena. I’m a writer, naturalist, artist, and desert steward…

“The desert is my muse, and at the center of all my work are stories of wonder, wildness, conflict, loss, mystery, and uncertainty that parallel the desert's ecology, geology, hydrology, and natural processes and systems.”

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