by Gabe Scott, Cascadia Wildlands House Counsel Ready for some good news? Last week our partners at Eyak Preservation Council announced that the major part of Alaska’s Bering River Coalfield, and … Continue reading Reflections on the Enormous Victory in Northern Cascadia and Coming Full Circle
Who Pays for Wildlife Conservation and Why We Shouldn’t Care
By Bob Ferris I have been watching this whole debate about who actually “pays” for wildlife for most of my three-decade career. In point of fact it is a … Continue reading Who Pays for Wildlife Conservation and Why We Shouldn’t Care
Of Farmers, Hunters, Oil Money and the Double Secret Déjà Vu Shuffle
"The trophy-recreationist has peculiarities which contribute in subtle ways to his own undoing. To enjoy he must possess, invade, appropriate. Hence the wilderness which he cannot personally see has no … Continue reading Of Farmers, Hunters, Oil Money and the Double Secret Déjà Vu Shuffle
Feeling Nostalgic For a Better Future
By Bob Ferris OK, I am feeling nostalgic today. In part it is because of the treasures (or detritus) I find on my desk. To wit: 1—An old Herder’s … Continue reading Feeling Nostalgic For a Better Future
Updating Roosevelt: Teddy and the Wolves
By Bob Ferris I have frequently observed that some of the folks who wrap themselves most tightly in the American flag are those who take some of the most … Continue reading Updating Roosevelt: Teddy and the Wolves
Teddy and the Big Assed Wolves
By Bob Ferris "The wolf is the arch type of ravin, the beast of waste and desolation. It is still found scattered thinly throughout all the wilder portions of the … Continue reading Teddy and the Big Assed Wolves
Tag the Tongass
By Bob Ferris Roughly 1.2 million people visit the 17 million-acre Tongass National Forest each year, but few of them seem to know it. In their minds they are … Continue reading Tag the Tongass
The O&C Lands: Holding out for a Hero
By Bob Ferris The general public tends not to gravitate to the complicated. That is one of the reasons that relatively few get engaged in the federal farm bills or … Continue reading The O&C Lands: Holding out for a Hero
The Wedge Group Recipe
By Bob Ferris "The trophy-hunter is the caveman reborn. Trophy-hunting is the prerogative of youth, racial or individual, and nothing to apologize for. The disquieting thing in the modern … Continue reading The Wedge Group Recipe
Don Peay: the Man Who Would Be King… Baron
by Bob Ferris Rudyard Kipling wrote a tale once about two pals in the British army serving in India who figured they could travel north to Kafiristan in present-day … Continue reading Don Peay: the Man Who Would Be King… Baron