Jamie Ashworth is an environmental historian from Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa New Zealand, with a background in education and library services. They have recently completed their Master of Arts (History) programme at Massey University, having written their thesis on forest management in 19th-century Wairarapa. Their research interests include pre-20th century horticultural and agricultural methods, public responses to environmental change, and the material culture of Māori and European artistic impressions of landforms and landscapes.