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Maranda Miller Photography Hi! My name is Maranda and I’m a wildlife biologist, science communicator, and conservation photographer.

I create impactful, educational, and inspirational photography to promote a love for nature and encourage conservation action.

That’s a wrap on the 2026 Mammoth Hike Challenge! I submitted our official stats today! Over the past month, we hiked 27...
07/11/2026

That’s a wrap on the 2026 Mammoth Hike Challenge! I submitted our official stats today!

Over the past month, we hiked 27 miles on the Ice Age Trail, visited 4 Trail Communities, and experienced Trail Magic ✨ at local businesses along the way and earned a total of 68 “miles.” 🥾🐾

Once again, this challenge gave us an excuse to spend October outside, and gave us so many new local adventures. We hiked pretty rivers, northwoods forests, and glacial landscapes. We experienced peak fall color, saw one last monarch for the year, enjoyed sunny and rainy weather, and had great conversations with other hikers.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again; since discovering the Ice Age Trail in 2024, it’s become one of my favorite things about Wisconsin!! I'm thankful for another Fall of adventures. 😁 🍂

Thank you to the Ice Age Trail Alliance for hosting this awesome event! 🦣

31/10/2026

Happy Halloween and happy last day of the Mammoth Challenge! 🎃 🦣

I found this ✨trail magic✨ near the final segment I'll be hiking today. ☺️🥾

The scenery along the Ice Age Trail and the opportunity to get outside are wonderful, but the people and moments of kindness make the experience even more special.

Thank you to Soul Fire Art Studio, Ltd. for these awesome IAT ornaments!

📍 Delafield, WI



Ice Age Trail Alliance

29/10/2026

Another Mammoth Challenge hike in the books. 🙂🦣🥾

We couldn't have asked for better timing - it turned out to be peak fall color in the northwoods of Wisconsin! Plus, the blue skies and sunlight streaming through the leaves made the colors pop like crazy! 😍

Beyond the fall color, we found a glacial erratic (a boulder dropped by the last glacier here), clear water for Finnley to swim in, and some trail magic. ✨

Experiences like these remind me that some of the best moments are ones we didn't plan, especially when we step outside and simply notice the beauty that's all around us. 🍂 🍁

Thanks to Our Nawakwa for hosting us and to That Wisconsin Couple for organizing such a fun event!

📍Hartland Section - Ice Age Trail (near Cornell, WI)


Ice Age Trail Alliance

19/10/2026

Had a great time taking in the fall colors at Parnell Tower and the Greenbush Segment of the Ice Age Trail yesterday evening. 🥾 🐾

The colors are fading fast though! 🍂

Ice Age Trail Alliance

15/10/2026

First Mammoth Challenge hike of 2026 - check! ✅🦣

We joined fellow Mammoth Challenge hikers and the Waushara County Chapter on the Mecan River segment to hike 7.5 miles and spend October outside together.

I'm thankful for days like this. I appreciate local adventures that remind me it doesn't take a bucket-list trip to have a memorable day. A trail close to home, beautiful river views, fall color, a few critter sightings, and people willing to share the experience can be enough.

Thanks to Karl for organizing the hike and to everyone who made the it so enjoyable. 🥾😊

Ice Age Trail Alliance - Waushara County Chapter

Ice Age Trail Alliance

October is the month of the Mammoth Hike Challenge on the Ice Age Trail. We had a lot of fun doing this last year and fo...
14/10/2026

October is the month of the Mammoth Hike Challenge on the Ice Age Trail.

We had a lot of fun doing this last year and found tons of mini-adventures, plus got to chase the fall colors across the state. I'm excited to be participating again this year! 🥾🐾

I’m hoping to share some photos and videos along the way, so stay tuned for fall scenery from the Ice Age Trail 📸🍁

23/05/2026

Happy World Turtle Day! 🌍🐢 Celebrate by watching how researchers and communities are working to protect Radiated Tortoises in Madagascar.

I created this video for the Turtle Survival Alliance and TSA Madagasikara to help share their efforts. To date, it’s one of the most involved video projects I’ve created.

I filmed this on my cell phone and a chest‑mounted camera while helping the research team and weaving through the spiny forest. And Brett Bartek captured the drone shots for me. Things weren't posed or scripted - just documented as they unfolded.

To me, conservation photography is not about the gear you use — it’s about the story you tell. And for me, that means showing real world conservation work, the people and animals behind it, and giving others a chance to “experience” a world they wouldn’t otherwise get to see.

Thanks for taking a few minutes of your day to watch. 😀

Thanks to Lance Paden for verifying accuracy of my narration.

I'd love to have you join me next Saturday, April 11th to Drink B**r and Save Turtles! 🍻🐢 I’ll be sharing my conservatio...
04/04/2026

I'd love to have you join me next Saturday, April 11th to Drink B**r and Save Turtles! 🍻🐢 I’ll be sharing my conservation photos from the radiated tortoise work in Madagascar at First Magnitude Brewing Company. Using visual storytelling I’ll shed light on the wildlife and human side of this ongoing conservation effort. 😀📸

Hanging out at a brewery, raising money for turtle conservation, learning about wildlife conservation locally and abroad, live music, food trucks, Florida - does it get any better?! 🌞🐢🍻

There will be 3 other talks and multiple conservation organizations to visit with at this event!

◽Florida Springs Institute
◽Santa Fe River Turtle Research Group
◽Ashton Biological Preserve
◽Wildlands Conservation
◽The Orianne Society
◽Northeast Florida Association of Environmental Professionals
◽Jacksonville Herpetological Society
◽CheloniaCast
◽UF IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station
◽University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Come hang out, drink b**r, and save turtles! 🍻🐢 I’d love to see you there!

Event details:
https://fmbrewing.com/events/drink-b**r-save-turtles-at-first-magnitude/

I’m excited to share that I’ll be running a visual conservation story on Instagram over the next few weeks, and would lo...
24/02/2026

I’m excited to share that I’ll be running a visual conservation story on Instagram over the next few weeks, and would love for you to follow along if you’re able! 🐢📸

I had the privilege of joining the ongoing radiated tortoise rewilding efforts of Turtle Survival Alliance and TSA Madagasikara in Madagascar.

I’ll be sharing about the conservation work, the people, moments between the work, and some personal experiences. Overall, I’ll be celebrating this ongoing effort to protect radiated tortoises! 💪

The story (full of photos, video clips, and narratives) represents years of building my visual storytelling skills. It also weaves in pieces of my story as a photographer and storyteller on the Mission. I’m super excited to share it!! 😁

If you want to follow along please join me over on Instagram (Maranda.M.Photography). 👋 Sorry I can’t share it all on here right now. I had to create the story for one platform’s specifications, and picked that one first.

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