Requiem for a Peregrine

Requiem for a Peregrine

Everything about the peregrine falcon is spectacular — even in death. “One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds.” – Aldo Leopold Early one evening toward the end of April, my English setter, Tina, and I...
Ducks Unlimited To Launch $3 Billion Campaign

Ducks Unlimited To Launch $3 Billion Campaign

On the heels of the great Dust Bowl of the infamous “Dirty Thirties,” duck hunters from across North America came together in a remarkable effort to save their beloved waterfowl. The extended drought across the Great Plains and elsewhere highlighted the importance of...
The Fine Art of Fundraising

The Fine Art of Fundraising

“My goal is to keep drawing in as much money as possible for conservation…It’s good for wildlife, and a good challenge to try and set new records.” On a snowy Saturday morning deep in the winter of 1969, my father asked me a favor. Would I help...
Cattle and Wildlife in Tanzania

Cattle and Wildlife in Tanzania

Will the Tanzanian government succeed before the country surrenders too many of its wild lands and these ecosystems succumb to over-grazing and the inevitable and irrevocable desertification that follows? We watch as a lone bull elephant heads for a water hole but...
Maynard Reece’s Legacy Is Protected Habitat

Maynard Reece’s Legacy Is Protected Habitat

In all of art history, never has there been a more venerable emblem of wildlife conservation than the tiny U.S. Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp. Invented by an American sportsman during the Dust Bowl to protect habitat for migratory birds, revenue generated...

FOLLOW FIRE RESTRICTIONS – Montana

Although the fading hours of daylight may suggest that we are in the heart of autumn and moving rapidly towards winter, fire danger across parts of north central Montana and especially along the Rocky Mountain Front remains high, and hunters and all other outdoor...

Colorado’s Newest State Park

Governor’s letter to community announcing Colorado’s newest state park. Hello Colorado! I am so excited to announce Colorado’s newest state park located at Sweetwater Lake near the border of Garfield County and Eagle County, only about 15 miles off Highway 70....
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