Designing Nature’s Half:
The Blog
News and education about landscape conservation and design.
🌎The Election Opened a Door for Nature: A Call for Action
The November 3 election opened a new opportunity for American conservation. With COP17 warning that global biodiversity commitments are falling short, the conservation community must turn science into advocacy—and press for a national 50×50 commitment supported by landscape conservation design, durable policies, and coordinated action across jurisdictions.
🌎Every Book Has a Story: How Designing Nature's Half Came to Life
Behind every book is a community of people whose ideas, expertise, and generosity helped shape it. As Designing Nature's Half moves toward publication, I found myself reflecting on the remarkable people who transformed a manuscript into a book—and why that journey reflects one of the book's central ideas about conservation itself.