![Melanie Smith and a black dog sit on a rock looking out over a lush green forest and distant, snow-capped mountains.](https://media.audubon.org/img_3482-1.jpg?width=233&height=200&auto=webp&quality=10&fit=crop&disable=upscale&enable=upscale&blur=100)
Audubon Spotlight: Melanie Smith Finds Inspiration in the Powerful Force of Nature
September 15, 2022 —
An early trip to Alaska set the course of her life, but these days Smith has set her sights on migratory birds across the hemisphere.