Karen I. Shragg is a naturalist, author, poet, and overpopulation activist. She holds a doctorate in Critical Pedagogy, focused on social justice, from the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis. Karen is the author of Move Upstream: A Call to Solve Overpopulation, three books of poetry, and co-author of the Nature's Yucky children's series. Upon retiring from a 35-year career working at nature centers, Karen started Move Upstream Environmental Consulting, LLC, in January 2020 to continue her work on environmental projects. She is an active speaker on the topic of overpopulation, with speaking engagements throughout the United States, England and China. She serves on the advisory boards of World Population Balance and Earth Overshoot. Karen lives with her husband John in Bloomington, Minnesota. Her books, blog, and video interviews can be found at www.movingupstream.com.
