There’s a vacant, unambiguously positive niche for environmental entrepreneurs. It’s modeled upon the hundreds of “study abroad” programs run by colleges and universities. This program would give students hands-on experience working with nature while providing farmers and ranchers a larger supply of responsible, seasonal labor. Concurrently, the program will contribute to the public goal of […]

The tourist’s observation: “Montana would be heaven if it only had an ocean” is a slight exaggeration. However, we live in an increasingly competitive and congested world and our treasures are at risk. Specifically, our natural vistas and resources and our rural cultures are under siege. We can do little to arrest the persistent and […]

For a generation Republican Party leaders have been alienating a constituency they long took for granted. Characterized as “Range Rover Republicans”, they are well educated, well-off folks who care about wilderness and wildlife habitat. These people are deserting the Republican Party in droves. Since neither of the Bush presidents seem to understand the causes of […]