Kat Fulwider
Student ReporterKat Fulwider is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer. She is currently a senior at the Reynolds School of Journalism at UNR and is a graduate of the School of Photographic Arts of Ottawa. During her time in Canada she published the photo book, Your Side of the Story, which chronicles the experiences of the unhoused youth of Ottawa.
Through her multimedia reporting, Kat highlights the often unseen personal, sociopolitical, and environmental issues that influence the Reno-Tahoe region, which she calls home. Her background in biology and her career in the outdoor industry as a professional ski patroller, outdoor guide, avid climber and outdoorswoman gives her reporting a unique, inside approach to complex issues relating to science, environment, identity, adventure sports, and sustainability.
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Researchers from UNR venture to the rainforests of Central and South America to unravel the mysteries of chemical ecology. -
Two Colorado women will each receive $5,000 to hike from the Nevada state capital to the Canadian border along a new trail that connect Carson City to a network of cross country trails. -
Lease to Locals housing initiative launches in North Lake Tahoe to address housing vacancy rates and the ongoing housing crisis in the Truckee-Tahoe region. -
For most people around Tahoe, February is a time for skiing and winter recreation. But for members of an environmental nonprofit, it’s the perfect time to retrieve litter from beneath Lake Tahoe’s surface. -
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You may see Mike Waployski and Dwayne "The Plow" Johnson plowing through the streets of South Lake Tahoe this winter season. Local kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe came up with the creative names. -
Reno-based nonprofit Safe Embrace is reliant upon federal funds. The recent funding freeze threatened to leave victims of domestic abuse and their families out in the cold. -
Nevada's second case of Bird Flu in dairy cattle detected in Churchill County. -
University of Nevada Reno researchers recently published research about bear den selection in Nevada. -
Homewood Mountain Resort is closed for the 2024-2025 season, but the reasons why goes back years.
