When I published my open letter to the National Audubon Society a couple days back, I hoped it would be read and taken to heart by the powers-that-be in that fine and highly-regarded organization. Judging by the number of comments left on the post, it was something with which many people, all with the good […]
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An Intervention
Dear National Audubon Society, As with any publicly noticeable bad habit that if one knew about its obviousness one would wish to break, I find myself in the somewhat awkward position of pointing out just such a habit to you. I know it might be a little embarrassing to hear but I hope our long […]
John Muir’s Writings Surge in Popularity
Thanks to the popularity of Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan’s landmark documentary film The National Parks, America’s Best Idea presently being broadcast on PBS, the writings of John Muir have been selling at an astonishing pace.
Photo Interlude: Montezuma Castle
In honor of the debut of Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan’s The National Parks, America’s Best Idea on PBS, a couple images of one of the many places we still have thanks to such a system of preservation being in place. Montezuma Castle National Monument, near Camp Verde, Arizona; one of the four sites that […]