Designing Nature’s Half:
The Blog
News and education about landscape conservation and design.
The In-Between Time
The dismantling of the Bears Ears Commission reveals a deeper problem: conservation institutions remain vulnerable to political change. This essay introduces The In-Between Time—the period when people must build the collaborative decision systems and democratic institutions needed to make the 2050 vision of living in harmony with nature achievable.
🌎The 30x30 Plan: Let’s Get Started
Scientists, international policymaking bodies, and world leaders, including the Biden Administration, advocate conserving or restoring “a substantial portion of our planet” (DOI, DOA, DOC, and CEQ. 2021.), somewhere between 30% and 50% by 2050. Wouldn’t you like to know how to get started or be involved in saving the planet?

