And if you missed the original 2020 documentary, here’s a link to that as well: vimeo.com/390131907

EL DORADO II: THE ETERNAL FOREST: vimeo.com/adventureter... 30 years after his final encounter with the iconic golden toad, the last person to see the species alive returns to the lonely mountain on a search for survivors in Costa Rica's eternal forest. Thx @rewildorg.bsky.social for supporting!

Honored to bring the story of the golden toad home to Monteverde this week with a documentary screening and slideshow for the book! The documentary is now available to watch for free online (vimeo.com/773850671) along with the original doc we made back in 2020. Thanks to Monteverde community!

The golden toad was declared extinct in 2004, the victim of climate change, scientists said in 2022. But Trevor Ritland hasn't given up the search.

In June, I spoke with Flagstaff's @trevorritland.bsky.social about his new book on his search for the golden toad, the first terrestrial species to go extinct from #climatechange. Today that discussion has been published in print and online @azcentral.com. Enjoy! www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Can’t wait to wade into @lancerichardson.bsky.social’s TRUE NATURE! A momentous accomplishment!

Swimming with Crocodiles is one of my all-time favorite @orionmagazine.bsky.social stories!

Halloween Sideshow 2025: ORBITERS. This year's Halloween Sideshow is a climate-science-fiction dream-vision called ORBITERS. It will be available to read for the next 24 hours, and then, like all respectable ghosts, it will disappear - give it a read before it's gone! www.kyleandtrevor.com/orbiters

Maybe my favorite golden toad conversation we’ve had yet! Thanks to @thepulse.whyy.org for this awesome storytelling!

***giveaway*** this signed, Advance Reader Copy of TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES (pub date 4 Nov 25 from @fsgbooks.bsky.social)! Like/Reskeet to enter! US addresses only! Will pick random winner on Thurs, 9 Oct 25 and ship quick. 🐅 #booksky

Wild Reads: 10 New Books that Celebrate Wildlife and Their Environments -- by @mike-stark.bsky.social @alybatgirl.bsky.social @pkuper.bsky.social @drewharvell.bsky.social @trevorritland.bsky.social @jilldpruetz.bsky.social & others https://therevelator.org/wildlife-books-september2025/

When K and I were growing up, our mom—a 7th grade science teacher—had a whole bunch of @billmckibben.bsky.social books on her shelf at school; his writing (and worldview) has always been a star to follow. Thanks for these kind words about THE GOLDEN TOAD, and can’t wait to read HERE COMES THE SUN!

Ghost Frogs of the Cloud Forest: An excerpt from THE GOLDEN TOAD published today by @orionmagazine.bsky.social. This excerpt gives a glimpse at one of our searches for the lost species deep within the Children's Eternal Rainforest. Thanks to Orion for sharing! orionmagazine.org/article/ghos...

If you missed me in Flagstaff, I’ll be at Peregrine Book Company in Prescott, AZ this Saturday at 2pm telling golden toad stories — featuring special guest Baby K (Kyle Ritland, co-author)! This will be the first golden toad reading/slideshow we’ll do together, so lots of fun!

Big thanks to @bengoldfarb.bsky.social for the kind words and support for THE GOLDEN TOAD! Ben’s writing has been a huge inspiration for us and a great example to follow. Snag your copy of THE GOLDEN TOAD today at your local bookstore or at www.findthegoldentoad.com!

"If the golden toads had become ghosts, surely this was the forest that they haunted. In clutching roots, in dark hollows, I could see the empty places the forest had held for them." An excerpt from Kyle and Trevor Ritland's new book, "The Golden Toad." @trevorritland.bsky.social

We pitched THE GOLDEN TOAD to our agent as “Owls of the Eastern Ice, but with frogs” - so we’re honored to hear such kind words from @jonathanslaght.com — can’t wait for TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES!

Big thanks to Bright Side Bookshop here in Flagstaff for an awesome launch party for THE GOLDEN TOAD! The book is officially out in the world. Snag your copy at www.findthegoldentoad.com, and drop a comment to let me know what you think!

Stoked to chat with @melissasevigny.bsky.social on @knauazpubradio.bsky.social about golden toads, climate change, and conservation - tune in next Tuesday (same day as the book’s release!) to hear our convo!

The tale of the golden toad is a case of truth being stranger than fiction. We set out to write a nonfiction environmental mystery that reads like an adventure story - so we’re honored by these very kind words from one of our very favorite authors, @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social! Thank you, Jeff!

Flagstaff friends, please join me to celebrate the release of THE GOLDEN TOAD on June 17 at Bright Side Bookshop! Hope to see you there! www.brightsidebookshop.com/event/golden...

The first advance copies of “The Golden Toad” have arrived, with the official release coming up in a little over a month (June 17)! Can’t wait to share the untold stories, new discoveries, and incredible artwork by Daniel Wesson! Preorder and learn more at our website: www.findthegoldentoad.com 🐸

Flagstaff friends! I’ll be at Firecreek on Saturday night reading some of “The Golden Toad” as part of the Northern Arizona Book Festival - come listen and say hi if you’re around! I will not have books but I will have stickers :)

“THE GOLDEN TOAD” is an environmental mystery on the trail of a lost species, a ghost story, a tale of grief and hope. We are all the golden toad. You can pre-order your copy today, and if you want to support my local bookstore, you can purchase online via Bright Side Bookshop in Flagstaff, AZ!

Honored to announce that “The Golden Toad: An Ecological Mystery and the Search for a Lost Species” will be published by @diversionbooks.bsky.social this June! Written by me and Kyle Ritland, with art by Daniel Wesson and support from @rewildorg.bsky.social (plus a TON of support from Monteverde)…

Flagstaff friends! This Monday (1/27), Theatrikos will be screening my 2019 documentary “El Dorado:The Search for the Golden Toad” as part of an “Ecologies to Protect and Create” film night. I’ll be there speaking cryptically about golden toads: theatrikos.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/inst...

I'm jumping into BlueSky as a place to tell stories, because my wife has heard them all already. If you like ecological mysteries, environmental documentaries, adventure tales, and ghost stories, keep an eye out for the small circular version of me on your screen. Let's rage!