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Launch of New Public Lands Reading Group

The purpose of this reading group is to bring together current and former public lands professionals and scholars to read and discuss works that inform our current moment and to consider how we might build toward a more resilient and sustainable future.

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Potemkin Parks and the Future of Public Lands

The numbers are staggering. Over the last 6-months, the nation’s public land agencies have lost thousands of employees, ranging from brand new hires to senior executives. Leadership is being judged primarily on keeping the doors to sites open, with little consideration given to the long term impacts of staff departures.

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Parks Stewardship Forum Features Living Landscapes

The most recent edition of the Parks Stewardship Forum (PSF), entitled “Politics, Practice, and the Management of Living Landscapes,” was guest-edited by Brenda Barrett and Eleanor Mahoney from the Living Landscape Observer. This issue examines the conservation of living landscapes at sites worldwide.

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View of Mount Rainier with glaciers visible, and signage in front.

Launch of New Public Lands Reading Group

The purpose of this reading group is to bring together current and former public lands professionals and scholars to read and discuss works that inform our current moment and to consider how we might build toward a more resilient and sustainable future.

Read More »

Potemkin Parks and the Future of Public Lands

The numbers are staggering. Over the last 6-months, the nation’s public land agencies have lost thousands of employees, ranging from brand new hires to senior executives. Leadership is being judged primarily on keeping the doors to sites open, with little consideration given to the long term impacts of staff departures.

Read More »

Parks Stewardship Forum Features Living Landscapes

The most recent edition of the Parks Stewardship Forum (PSF), entitled “Politics, Practice, and the Management of Living Landscapes,” was guest-edited by Brenda Barrett and Eleanor Mahoney from the Living Landscape Observer. This issue examines the conservation of living landscapes at sites worldwide.

Read More »