A couple of weeks ago, I was selected to be an Associate Member of the International League of Conservation Writers (iLCW). When the iLCW’s formation was announced late last year, it sounded like the kind of organization that I’d like to be involved with, so I applied for membership. In this blog, as many of you have noticed, I tend to emphasize the power of visual media to communicate scientific and environmental concepts. But even the best images are impotent without a narrative – the impact of lone images is, at best, ephemeral and diffuse without a compelling story to bind them together. That’s why I’m glad to join the ranks of the iLCW. I’m honored to have a place among such great writers, and I’m eager to learn from them in my ongoing exploration of “science storytelling.” There’s not much on the iLCW website yet, but check out their blog to read profiles of their Founding Fellows.