Open Letter to President Obama

April 29, 2016   The President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20500   Dear President Obama: We are writing to thank you for your leadership on climate change and to ask for your help: Yellowstone grizzly bears are in grave danger. Your administration has regrettably taken steps to strip the bear’s federal […]

Help Save Yellowstone’s Bears

Dear friends-  As you probably know, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to strip Yellowstone’s grizzly bears of protection under the Endangered Species Act, and open the population up to hunting. The FWS states, astonishingly, that climate change does not constitute a threat now, or in the future, to grizzly bears. I would […]

Saying goodbye to my friend Jim

The late, great author was generous with his time, his money, his talent, and his friendship. He made life better. He cannot be replaced. A eulogy to Jim Harrison on The Daily Beast by Doug Peacock. A month ago, I drove a half-cooked leg of lamb around the foot of the Santa Rita Mountains to Jim […]