

Save the Roadless Rule
Enacted in 2001 with broad bipartisan support, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects 45 million acres of national forest lands across the US. Now the Trump admistration proposes to rescind this rule and open these wildlands to road building, logging, mining, and other commercial uses. Until September 21, the public can comment on this proposed action to deep six a bedrock conservation measure before a final decision is made. In my April 2 blog post this year, I

Bruce Smith
Aug 231 min read


Private land stewardship
Wood stork parent and young My wife, Diana, came across this amazing conservation story in a most unusual place, The Times of India. Yes, India, the country. This is a story of how a couple purchased a 45-acre property -- a cypress swamp -- adjacent to their Florida home to keep it from being developed. Their dedication to nature illustrates that conservation does not always begin with a national park or a huge organization. Sometimes it starts when two people

Bruce Smith
Aug 202 min read