There was great excitement in Madison last week as nearly 100 members of the Fish and Wildlife Service convened to discuss their vision for our National Wildlife Refuge System in the next decade and beyond. It was incredible to see …
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Hurts So Good
Hurts so good. My guess is that John Mellencamp never considered crafting a wildlife conservation vision for the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) when writing that verse, but his sentiment could apply. Nearly 100 FWS employees spent three days …
Trip to the Aldo Leopold Shack
On Monday a few early arrivers to this week’s conference (something I affectionately call “the Vision mini-meeting”) went on a tour of the Aldo Leopold “Shack.” The Shack is actually a revamped chicken coop where Aldo spent time time with …
Live from Madison: Opening Session on the first day
Gathered together in Madison, Wisconsin, the group was huddled in a warm room to kick-off the week of planning and conversations that will lay the groundwork for this process to go to the next level of vision and engagement. The …
Arriving in Madison
I am in Madison, WI this week to meet with members of the five Core Teams who are gathering to give a critical examination to the concept papers they prepared and posted on this website in early November. Core Team …
