|| || || ||      "A Feast for What Was Lost," Exhale, July 2009. A personal essay on pregnancy loss, published in an acclaimed online literary magazine. "Specifying Sustainability," Traditional Building, June 2008. A feature on choosing environmentally responsible building materials. This article won the gold prize for trade magazine reporting in the 2009 National Association of Real Estate Editors Journalism Competition. "Interview with Jeff Shaara," America's Civil War, November 2006. A short version of Kim's interview with the noted Civil War author. Click here for the complete interview. "Temple of the Spirit," Preservation, September/October 2006. The grand reopening of a classically designed museum in Washington, D.C. "Demolition Looms for Landmark St. Louis Dormitory," Preservation Online, May 23, 2006. Preservationists rally in a last-ditch effort to save a national historic landmark in St. Louis. "National Landmark Designation Official for Lewis and Clark Campsite," Preservation Online, May 17, 2006. After years of research, the National Park Service transfers national landmark status for historic Travelers' Rest campsite. "Counter Points," Old House Journal, April 2006. "Abandoned on the National Mall," Preservation Online, March 31, 2006. "Coordinated Effort Seeks to Preserve Hallowed Ground," Inform, Issue One, 2006. Years of partnership and planning result in 175-mile heritage area between Gettysburg and Monticello. "A Restored Retreat," eco-structure, March 2006.A sustainably designed historic building. "Phoning It In," American Hiker, Fall 2005. Efforts to control cell phone use in natural areas. "Pluto's Moon," Pluto: A MyReportLinks.Com Book (written for sixth-graders), 2005. "Trashing the Ashley?," Preservation, September/October 2005. A massive development threatens the historic Ashley River Road in the heart of South Carolina's lowcountry. "Between Mountains and Memory," Inform, Issue Two (Summer 2005). An award-winning mausoleum in Virginia elevates the senses while offering respect for the dead. "The Power is With the People," National Wildlife, June/July 2005. This "Green Consumer" column points out easy and environmentally safe ways to manage batteries. "Neighborhood Watch," Preservation Online, May 27, 2005. Neighbors band together to save a Baltimore landmark. "The Future of Transit," National Parks, Spring 2005. A fleet of energy-efficient yellow buses opens new transportation options at Yellowstone National Park. "Seeing the Forest for the Trees," eco-structure, March/April 2005. Promoting the use of sustainably harvested wood among Native American tribes. "Catching Two Fish with Two Hands," 2003. After writing this award-winning graduate paper about the Vietnamese community in Arlington, Virginia, Kim was featured in a segment on Little Saigon that aired as part of a 2004 PBS documentary about Arlington. "From the River Bottom Up," National Parks, Fall 2004. An innovative mussel propagation project works to restore the ecosystem of the Big South Fork National River. "Caught Between Housing & History," Journal of Housing and Community Development, September/October 2004. The problems and possibilities related to marrying historic preservation and affordable housing. Slavery, Emancipation, and the Civil War, Enslow Publishers, 2004. Written for fifth- and sixth-graders, this book chronicles the bloody effort to eradicate slavery. "Poison Planks," Waste Age. In May 2004, the Magazine Association of the Southeast gave Kim its Gold business journalism award for this story exposing the dangers of disposing of arsenic-treated wood. "Following in their Footsteps," American Hiker, Winter/Spring 2004. A celebration of wilderness champions, 40 years after the passage of the Wilderness Act. "A Change of Address," Journal of Housing and Community Development, March/April 2004. Award-winning affordable housing projects incorporate historic preservation. "In Yemen, Fighting Illiteracy Through Poetry," National Geographic News, January 2004. A groundbreaking project promotes literacy in Yemen, while preserving cultural heritage. "Plugging Your Home into Green Power," National Wildlife, October/November 2003. Renewable energy programs make it easy for citizens to tap into "green" power. "Virginia Civil War Battlefield Faces Development Fight," National Geographic News, September 2003. Citizens mobilize to defend the historic Chancellorsville battlefield. "Mute Swans Spark Loud Debate in Chesapeake Bay," National Geographic News, June 2003. Although strikingly elegant, non-native mute swans are highly destructive to the Bay's fragile aquatic ecosystem. "Landfill Gas: Treasure in the Trash," distributed by Blue Ridge Press, June 2003. This column, which advocates for turning landfill gas into energy, was sent to newspapers throughout the Southeast. "The Keepers of the Keys," National Parks, May/June 2003. The incredible history of an African-American family's life in Biscayne National Park is finally being recognized. "Helping Local Heroes," American City & County, April 2003. A look at how local governments support emergency responders after disasters such as the 9/11 attacks. "Keeping Transportation on Track," National Parks, March/April 2003. The overcrowded national parks are increasingly relying on alternative transportation to relieve congestion in their most popular areas. "Divine Restoration at Princeton," ArchitectureWeek, December 2002. The largest stained-glass restoration ever attempted rejuvenates Princeton's historic chapel. "Land Trusts: Curing Not-in-my-Back-Yard Syndrome," American Rivers, distributed by Blue Ridge Press, September 2002. Land trusts work with landowners to protect the properties in their own backyards. "Ecology Park at Turtle Bay," ArchitectureWeek, September 2002. A new environmental education park in northern California mitigates the region's legacy of resource extraction. "When a Town becomes a National Historic Site," Preservation Online, December 6, 2001. The preservation challenges at Nicodemus, Kansas, an African-American pioneer town. "The Ship that Bleeds," National Parks, November/December 2001. Examination of the restoration challenges that exist at the USS Arizona memorial. "Mending the Necklace," Landscape Architecture, July 2001. The restoration of Boston's Emerald Necklace parks. "The Geography of Remembrance," distributed by Blue Ridge Press, October 2000. New legislation will help to preserve threatened Civil War battlefields.