Kat Fulwider
Student ReporterKat Fulwider is an award-winning documentary photographer and journalism student attending the Reynolds School of Journalism at UNR. She is a graduate of the School of Photographic Arts of Ottawa and a published author of 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.
Kat is a fall 2023 student reporter at KUNR Public Radio and the Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D., Project for Visualizing Science.
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The second annual 5k will raise funds to send foster youth to local actor Jeremy Renner's summer camp, Camp Rennervation. -
Visit Carson City will pay two lucky hikers to hike the PCT on the new Capital to Tahoe Trail. -
The Borda Sheep return to the hills surrounding Carson City, Nev., as part of a fuel reduction project. -
Reno is no stranger to extreme weather, but cold temperatures can cause dire situations for the unhoused community. What are local county and mutual aid groups doing about it? -
Palisades Tahoe ski patrollers join a wave of ski patrols unionizing across the Mountain West. -
Learn how man's best friend is helping keep the mountains of the Tahoe region a safer place. -
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Nevada state engineer on January 25 in a decades-long water management case between conservationists and developers in southern Nevada. -
Christmas tree permits for the national forests are selling out. -
This upcoming season is in the strong El Niño category. How are ski resorts preparing as they gear up for winter? -
Some in the Tahoe Basin may see having a forest full of trees as a good thing. But after a certain point, too many trees can be detrimental to overall forest health.
