Bruce Smith
- 3 days ago
- 1 min
CWD rages on
It's been some time since I posted about chronic wasting disease (CWD), the neurodegenerative and 100% fatal disease of cervids, species...
Bruce Smith
- May 15
- 1 min
A Wilderness Icon
For those of you in the Bozeman, Montana area, this Thursday, May 18th, I'll be giving a presentation about Montana's mountain goats,...
Bruce Smith
- May 7
- 1 min
Rebalancing Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management, which manages more public land (245 million acres) than any other federal agency, may be on the cusp of...
Bruce Smith
- Apr 20
- 1 min
Celebrate the Planet!
This week is National Environmental Education Week. It culminates in Earth Day celebrations on April 22 -- another American idea...
Bruce Smith
- Apr 1
- 1 min
Legend Awards
In the past 2 months, Legend Keepers: The Partnership has been recognized in 2 national book award competitions. In February, it won...
Bruce Smith
- Mar 8
- 1 min
UN High Seas Treaty Reached
On the heels of last year's historic climate and biodiversity conservation agreements--multinational agreements to slow the climate's...
Bruce Smith
- Mar 3
- 1 min
The Climate Crisis is a Water Crisis
A n article published in The Proceedings of the National Academies of Science lays out a developing cycle resulting from increasing...
Bruce Smith
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Indigenous Peoples as Protectors
It's been said that forests are the lungs of the planet. Saving the Earth's tropical and temperate forests is an essential element in...
Bruce Smith
- Feb 2
- 1 min
Legend Keepers receives award
In the Feathered Quill national book awards competition, the second novel in the Legend Keepers series, The Partnership, won first place...
Bruce Smith
- Jan 30
- 1 min
Going, going, gone
The world's glaciers are frozen reservoirs of water that sustain nearly 2 billion people worldwide. As glaciers melt away, so do the...
Bruce Smith
- Jan 1
- 1 min
Just hanging on ...
A bit of good news in the New Year. The most recent gathering of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal produced a...
Bruce Smith
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
For Young and Old Alike
If you're like me and haven't yet finished your Christmas shopping, here's an idea. Get those readers in your life who like a good...
Bruce Smith
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Fire-spreading hawks
A phenomenon known and ceremonialized for thousands of years by Australia's Aboriginal people is receiving scientific interest. A paper...
Bruce Smith
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
Tasmania or bust!
Birds have always fascinated us. We mere mortals are enamored by their colors, behavior, song, and diversity. Most of all, perhaps, we...
Bruce Smith
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
Where did all the critters go?
I've written several blog posts earlier this year about the continuing loss of Earth's biodiversity. Not a happy subject. Yet, as with...
Bruce Smith
- Sep 25, 2022
- 1 min
Bumblebees on the Move
As the climate of the Rocky Mountains warms, bumblebee inhabitants of lower elevations are shifting their ranges into the alpine...
Bruce Smith
- Sep 2, 2022
- 1 min
The second Legend Keepers book
The second book in the Legend Keepers middle-grade series is here! Copies can now be ordered from bookstores and from online booksellers....
Bruce Smith
- Aug 20, 2022
- 1 min
Climate hazards worsen human disease
A study published in Nature Climate Change reports that over half of 375 human infectious diseases are made worse by extreme weather...
Bruce Smith
- Aug 10, 2022
- 1 min
Who's smarter (or dances better) than whom?
Because some of you found my last post about birds a welcome diversion from discouraging environmental news, here's another. Whether it's...
Bruce Smith
- Aug 5, 2022
- 1 min
What? Me, a headache?
After my recent posts on the climate crisis, zoonotic disease, and the planet's loss of biodiversity, you'll likely welcome a lighter bit...