ShareRick Bass stands as one of the best western writers of the 21st century, and for my money, one of the greatest American natural history authors of all time– right up there with Abbey, Douglas, Leopold, Olson, Muir and Thoreau. Below, Bass offers a well0-reasoned take on the novel new approach to wild lands management [Continued...]
ShareOn September 3, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law. In the intervening years, more than 100 million acres of public land in the United States have been protected from development and natural resource exploitation. In honor of this history event, President Obama issued this statement on September 3, 2009, applauding the [Continued...]
ShareIt’s an impressive feat, and one that bureaucratics and politicians ignore at their own risk. A diverse group of hunting, fishing and environmental groups, along with an array of businesses (outdoor gear manufacturers, retailers, guide services, travel companies, etc), work, teamed up to fight Bush-era rules that opened the Bristol Bay area of Alaska to [Continued...]
ShareCanaries can keep their mines. When it comes to indicating threats to the living desert, look to the ferruginous hawk. These amazing raptors favor wild, open desert country like that found near in southeast Washington. They favor undeveloped, open terrain. But these big birds are in danger. They numbers are in decline, in large part [Continued...]
ShareI love wildlife, and will work diligently to protect imperiled species whenever possible. Indeed, I believe the Endangered Species Act stands as the greatest, most forward-thinking piece of legislation our government ever enacted. The environmental community deserves praise for its tireless efforts to protect threatened and endangered wildlife. But sometimes, good deeds go too far. [Continued...]
ShareDuring the twlight of his term, President Clinton established new protections for roadless sections of the nation’s national forests and wild lands. The Bush Administration overturned that rule, endangering some of the nation’s best wild country. Now, Obama has blocked Bush’s road building plans. Tom Vilsack, the new Secretary of Agriculture – home of the [Continued...]
ShareSome of this country’s greatest conservationists came from the hunting world. Many hunting (and fishing) organizations have been leaders in protecting the habitat and environments wildlife need to survive. But is it really conservation when you are merely protecting one or two species merely so that you have prey to hunt come spring? Should the [Continued...]
