

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


Owl vs. Owl
This is a tough one. As this Smithsonian article explains, the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposes the killing of thousands of barred...

Bruce Smith
Jan 30, 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


Rudolph with your eyes so bright
Reindeer don't need Rudolph to find their way at night. Researchers found that these animals, called caribou in North America, see light...

Bruce Smith
Dec 22, 20231 min read


Melting Arctic
This past summer, Arctic temperatures reached their warmest ever translating into thawing permafrost, flooding due to melting glaciers,...

Bruce Smith
Dec 16, 20231 min read


Live the Legend at Discount
If you've been waiting for the right time--or for the right person--to buy the Legend Keepers books, this is it! Hidden Shelf Publishing...

Bruce Smith
Nov 12, 20231 min read


Toad Conservation
For years, a small, relatively unknown animal has fought off extinction on the high plains of southeast Wyoming. Thanks to recovery...

Bruce Smith
Oct 21, 20231 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


Upcoming event
For those of you in the Bozeman, Montana area, on Monday, October 16th, I'll be giving a presentation about Montana's mountain goats,...

Bruce Smith
Sep 29, 20231 min read


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
Sep 11, 20231 min read


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 31, 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


A CWD Vector
Part of the reason Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has proven so difficult to contain and control is its varied routes of transmission...

Bruce Smith
Jul 29, 20231 min read


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
Jul 21, 20231 min read


Frogs in the Desert
With all the discouraging news we hear about loss of biodiversity and environmental health, we need stories of conservation successes. ...

Bruce Smith
Jun 16, 20231 min read


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
Jun 7, 20231 min read


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
Jun 2, 20231 min read


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 15, 20231 min read


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
May 7, 20231 min read


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 20, 20231 min read