Hay­ley Gel­fu­so is an author and poet who works in the envi­ron­men­tal non­prof­it sec­tor. As a writer, she is drawn to sto­ries of the wild and won­der­ful that are root­ed in real world his­to­ry and sci­ence. Her poet­ry about her expe­ri­ences work­ing in the con­ser­va­tion field has been pub­lished in the Plum­wood Moun­tain Jour­nal. She lives in the Chica­go sub­urbs with her husband.