#65 Around the Campfire; Faraway and Nearby
A tired old broadside against Wilderness Areas goes something like this: “By working
#64 Around the Campfire; Closing Keynote Talk at the 50th Anniversary of The Wilderness Act Conference
Editor’s note: Given without notes or outline, this Campfire is Dave’s
#63 Around the Campfire; The Anthropocene and Ozymandias
Much has been made lately of the so-called Anthropocene—the idea that Homo sapiens
John Muir Lives
On Christmas eve, one hundred years ago, John Muir’s spirit left his body and set
#61 Around the Campfire; The Forest Service Against the Wilderness After World War Two
Right before World War Two, conservation and resourcism were friendlier than they
#57 Around the Campfire; How Rare the Wilderness?
© Dave Foreman The last time we gathered around this ol’ campfire, I told the
#56 Around the Campfire; Chopping Down the Wilderness Act
©2013 by Dave Foreman Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the signing of the
#55 Around the Campfire; The “Antediluvian” Years of the National Forests
Sitting about an earlier Campfire, I spun the tale of how the great eastern forest
#54 Around the Campfire; The Buffalo Are Gone
Never seen a redder sunrise Never seen a sunset so black Men with guns along the
#53 Around the Campfire; Oh, Give Me Land: How the Public Lands Began
©2013 by Dave Foreman The United States has been the world’s leader in the on-the-ground