Reducing wildlife-vehicle accidents should be state priority

Future West has taken a leading role in Montanans for Safe Wildlife Passage, a coalition of organizations working to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions in the state. Each year, wildlife-vehicle collisions cause human death and injuries, millions of dollars in property damages, and take an awful toll on wildlife. There are, however, proven solutions – wildlife underpasses, [...]

By | October 7th, 2016|Blog, Concepts, Landscapes|0 Comments

The Elephant Greater Yellowstone’s Room

Have you seen the most recent issue of National Geographic Magazine?  In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service, Nat Geo published an unprecedented single topic issue titled “Yellowstone.”  Even more significant, it isn’t just about Yellowstone National Park, it’s about the entire ecosystem that surrounds and sustains it [...]

By | May 19th, 2016|Blog, Commercial, Landscapes, Residential, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Change is Inevitable

“Change is inevitable. It will happen by design, or by default.” That sage observation by David Brower has influenced much of my conservation work over the past several decades. I have come to the conclusion that directly engaging people in the “design” of strategies to respond to challenges, will yield results that are ultimately better [...]

By | January 26th, 2016|Blog, Concepts|0 Comments