conservation

06/01/1991
Concepts of Cougar
Cover of Wilderness Magazine, Summer, 1991
Cover of Wilderness Magazine, Summer, 1991

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“Concepts of Cougar” was published in the Wilderness Magazine, summer 1991.

“In the beginning was the lion. Images of leonine power are as ancient as the first scratchings on cave walls and as ambigu­ous as the Sphinx. …

03/01/1994
The Great Forest
Creek in the Monongahela National Forest, WV
Creek in the Monongahela National Forest, WV

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“The Great Forest” was published in the Wilderness Magazine, spring 1994.

“Rage is not the politically correct emo­tion to feel in an old growth forest. Awe, veneration, respect, humility­, these are expected. But I want to …

01/01/2001
Contemplating a Cougar Comeback: a Bioregional Venture into Carnivore Country

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“Contemplating a Cougar Comeback:  a Bioregional Venture into Carnivore Country” was published in Orion Afield, winter 2000-01.

“‘So THE MORAL OF THE STORY,’ said wildlife tracking instructor Susan Morse, ‘is always save some of your shit.’ We clustered around her to gaze at the …

03/01/2003
On the Road to Ruin: Why did the Bear try to Cross the Road?
Bear Tracks - Little Dry Run, WA
Bear Tracks – Little Dry Run, WA

“On the Road to Ruin:  Why did the Bear try to Cross the Road?” was distributed by Bay Journal News Service, March 2003.

“Hundreds of people recently gathered at an Annapolis rally to promote offshore wind power, energized for change. A wind …