Six months is not a long time or is it? Six months in the life of an infant brings some of the most vital stages of development. Six months can be measured by two weather seasons. This length of time can be significant or just create passing memories. For me, the last six months working at the Wilderness Society have been more than enlightening and have changed my vision of the future. Read more

Each year millions of visitors recreate on public lands, places within our national forests and national parks, and untold more on Bureau of Land Management lands. They hike, bike, swim, fish and canoe across the hundreds of millions of acres we are lucky to call every American’s birthright. In fact, recreation is the main reason a lot of us get out on our public lands. Read more

Pisgah and Nantahala national forests. Photo by Hugh Irwin.

On July 15, I attended the America’s Great Outdoors listening session in Asheville, North Carolina. Hundreds of people came from across the region to speak about the conservation issues they care about, including protecting, connecting and restoring our public lands. The day before the listening session, I wrote an op-ed that appeared in the Mountain Xpress. Read more