Sometimes, going ‘global’ isn’t always a good thing. In fact, globalization wreaks havoc on the natural community. Recently, a land manager told me that some places in Austin look more like China than Central Texas. The sad thing is, he’s right. There’s a hoard of invasive species overtaking the landscape in Austin, especially on public […]
The university is working to increase academic involvement in and public awareness of Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, a nature preserve managed by St. Edward’s University in west Austin. Part of the initiative included renovations to infrastructure and changing the name of the building at the preserve to Wild Basin Creative Research Center.
Over the course of the last 30 years, snowmobiles have become a popular sight–and sound–in Yellowstone National Park, perhaps the last place one would expect to see crowds like the one on the picture below. The legal and political battle surrounding the issue of banning snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park is a prime example […]
If you’re in Texas, the idea of public land may seem like a foreign concept. Ninety eight percent of all land in Texas is private property. However, this is not the norm, and public lands and the American West are inseparable, as much of the land in western states is owned by the federal government. […]
The single most important part of land management in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is limiting the impact people have on the resource and making sure there are facilities that encourage users to concentrate their impact in a designated area. This includes human waste. Over 200,000 people visit the Boundary Waters each year, and […]
Over the summer, my morning commute to the office was a quick paddle into the wilderness. Life jackets replaced seatbelts and wind conditions were more of a concern than traffic jams. Parallel parking along the lakeshore was a dream. Ok, the term office is relative—in this case, the office is a million-plus acres of wilderness, […]