Bruce Smith
Sep 131 min read
More of Us, Less of Them
Newly published research in Science predicts that by 2070 almost half of Earth's land surface will experience increases in spatial...
Bruce Smith
May 251 min read
How High's the Water, Papa?
In my blog posts, I rarely link news articles, rather than the original source of the topics. This post is an exception. The linked...
Bruce Smith
Apr 221 min read
Conservation for Public Lands
A new Department of Interior rule could put conservation, recreation, and renewable energy on equal footing with traditional priorities...
Bruce Smith
Apr 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
Mar 271 min read
Wildlife during Wartime
An article about conservation I came across caught my attention. It describes the dangerous conditions under which Ukranian biologists...
Bruce Smith
Feb 291 min read
Save a snag
March is finally here, the month when spring arrives (according to my calendar), and our first migratory nesting birds return from their...
Bruce Smith
Jan 301 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 71 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
Dec 16, 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
Nov 12, 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
Oct 21, 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 5, 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
Sep 29, 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 11, 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
Aug 14, 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
Jun 16, 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 2, 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
May 15, 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 7, 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
Apr 20, 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...