

Bird flu strikes elephant seals
Dead elephant seals Do you know what's happening to plant and animal species that Indigenous peoples rely on in Amazonia? How about Siberian tigers in the taiga? Or the miniscule Macaya breast-spot frog of Haiti? Because there are so many consequential environmental and conservation issues, taking in the full scope of the challenges facing nature can feel overwhelming to me. But if we don't know about them, we won't care. And if we don't care, we aren't spurred to a

Bruce Smith
Nov 142 min read


Restoring the Klamath River
The undammed Klamath In a previous  pos t on April 15, 2024, I shared a story about removal of four dams on California and Oregon's...

Bruce Smith
Sep 151 min read


Restoring a river, reviving nature
This linked 5-minute video tells a very big story -- so big that there has never been such a restoration of a river system and its salmon...

Bruce Smith
Apr 15, 20241 min read


Dippers in Love
Yesterday, my wife Diana and I saw something unexpected. Large or small, unexpected observations of nature often prove the most...

Bruce Smith
Feb 14, 20241 min read


Native Women Conservationists
November (I'm a bit late with this) was Native American Heritage Month. Among the many contributions native people make to the culture...

Bruce Smith
Jan 7, 20241 min read


Legacy of Bison Slaughter
Most of us are aware of the rampant killing of American wildlife during the 1800s. This calamity reduced bison from an estimated 25-50...

Bruce Smith
Oct 5, 20231 min read


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
Aug 14, 20231 min read


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
Mar 1, 20231 min read