Bruce Smith
- Sep 11
- 1 min
Legend Keepers continues
It was one year ago that the second book in my middle-grade novel series, Legend Keepers: The Partnership, was published. So, when do we...
Bruce Smith
- Aug 31
- 1 min
Losing Ice
Have you had someone give you a blank look when you've mentioned something about the climate warming? Even a response such as, "It's been...
Bruce Smith
- Aug 14
- 1 min
Game Changer: Montana Climate Case
Call it unprecedented, landmark, or just the best news since passage of the federal Inflation Reduction Act for fighting the climate...
Bruce Smith
- Jul 21
- 1 min
That's hot!
I just returned from 10 days hiking in the Swiss Alps, a dream trip to the Zermatt and Jungfrau regions. Of course, the scenery was...
Bruce Smith
- Jun 7
- 1 min
Landmark Climate Case
This event is of such importance I had to write a blog post about it. On June 12th in Helena, Montana, a historic court case will...
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Jul 31, 2022
- 1 min
Disappearing Climates & Biodiversity
Protected areas are biodiversity reservoirs around the globe. But as the warming of the planet's climate accelerates, species using...
Bruce Smith
- Jul 11, 2022
- 1 min
Nature's true value
Drawing on more than 1,000 scientific studies assessing the value of nature, a landmark study published by the Intergovernmental...