On Wednseday, 18 October, Jon Anderson wrote:


>many of the professional range managers I know join organizations
>such as the Society for Range Management *because* of the emphasis this
>society places on ALL aspects of rangeland management - fish and
>wildlife, riparian protection and restoration, public use (birders
>included), as well as livestock.

[snip]

>This professional society is one of the few natural resource groups I am
>aware of that is inclusive of academics, field managers, resource
>biologists, and private-sector landowners. Steve, it might surprise you
>to find out what can be accomplished by discussion and consensus, rather
>than by adversarial confrontation....


Hear, hear, Jon! Isn't this the way The Nature Conservancy accomplishes so
much? If only more of the "hot" environmental issues were approached this
way.

-- Janet Hardin
Port Townsend, WA
wings at olympus.net