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Building the better bureaucracy

By Chris Madson, on March 4th, 2019%

Pronghorn herd near the Granite Mountains, Wyoming. In 1922, there were about 30,000 pronghorns in the American West. Thanks to enlightened management in several states, the populations had risen to 380,000 by 1964. (Photo copyright 2015, Chris Madson, all rights reserved)

ON FEBRUARY 1, 1902, DAN NOWLIN BECAME CHIEF GAME WARDEN . . . → Read More: Building the better bureaucracy

Why I hunt

By Chris Madson, on February 25th, 2019%

ABOUT A WEEK AGO, A WOMAN ON FACEBOOK POSTED A DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE QUESTION: “WHY DO MEN HUNT?” I DON’T THINK she intended to be provocative, but whether she wanted to start a heated argument or not, she . . . → Read More: Why I hunt

Holes in the Model

By Chris Madson, on February 19th, 2019%

IN 2001, THREE LUMINARIES OF THE WILDLIFE PROFESSION, VALERIUS GEIST, SHANE MAHONEY, AND JOHN ORGAN, were called upon to consider the role hunting has played in the development of wildlife conservation in . . . → Read More: Holes in the Model

For the birds

By Chris Madson, on February 11th, 2019%

The great egret, one of several species of wading birds that were pursued for their plumes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Frank Bond was a major influence in the protection of these birds and the establishment of the national wildlife refuge system. (Photo copyright 2016, Chris Madson, all rights reserved)

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A part or apart?

By Chris Madson, on February 4th, 2019%

A WHILE BACK, I FOUND MYSELF IN A HOTEL CONFERENCE ROOM WITH THE BLINDS DRAWN, GLASSES AND PITCHERS OF WATER ON the draped tables, a projector for Powerpoint presentations, a flip chart and magic markers in the . . . → Read More: A part or apart?

The land ethic in the twenty-first century: Part IV

By Chris Madson, on January 28th, 2019%

Rebirth

AT ITS HEART, COMMUNICATION REQUIRES TWO THINGS: SOMEONE TALKING AND SOMEONE WILLING TO LISTEN. A PARTICULARLY artful communicator may beguile a few more passersby to join the audience in the . . . → Read More: The land ethic in the twenty-first century: Part IV

The land ethic in the twenty-first century: Part III

By Chris Madson, on January 21st, 2019%

What happened?

AS THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION DOES EVERYTHING IT CAN TO VITIATE THE NATION’S ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, GUT FEDERAL agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, roll back regulations intended to protect our air and water, accelerate . . . → Read More: The land ethic in the twenty-first century: Part III

The land ethic in the twenty-first century: Part II

By Chris Madson, on January 14th, 2019%

The tide goes out

THAT WAS THE WAY THINGS STOOD WHEN A NEW GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS EMERGED FROM THEIR TRAINING TO DO what they could to sustain the “integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community.” I was one of that cohort. I ‘d done my graduate work in . . . → Read More: The land ethic in the twenty-first century: Part II

The land ethic in the twenty-first century: Part I

By Chris Madson, on January 7th, 2019%

The rise of the land ethic

THE SUMMER OF 1947 WAS QUIETER FOR ALDO LEOPOLD THAN HE’D EXPECTED.

He was at the peak of a remarkable career: founder and chair of the world’s first department of wildlife management at the University of Wisconsin; a sought-after essayist and public speaker; one . . . → Read More: The land ethic in the twenty-first century: Part I

In the wind

By Chris Madson, on October 7th, 2018%

THIS PLACE IS CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF THE BIG EMPTY IN WYOMING. THE RIDGE TO THE SOUTH IS KNOWN TO A HANDFUL OF LOCALS AS PINE HILL. THE mountain range just out of this picture to the west is too small to be a part of any national forest. It’s held and mostly neglected . . . → Read More: In the wind

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