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Ecology, Restoration & Spirit of Place   

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Kerissa Fuccillo Battle is a transdisciplinary scientist and writer dedicated to exploring the biological impacts of global change through ecological research and community-science. Her work encompasses a wide range of research and written projects that aim to raise awareness and foster connection with the more-than-human world. She believes that ecological storytelling and ceremony can bring us closer to our birthright, our collective roots as earth-language speakers and keen observers of the natural world. 

Latest Publications

In the Manner of the Trees:

The ceremonial beauty of an assisted death

Kerissa's latest publication interweaves the science of leaf senescence with the journey of a terminally-ill friend who chose to die in deep relationship with the natural world. This publication is featured as an Orion exclusive online publication and can be found here: 

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Citizen science across two centuries reveals phenological change among plant species and functional groups in the Northeastern US

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