Designing Nature’s Half:
The Blog
News and education about landscape conservation and design.
From Designing Landscapes to Keeping the Doors Open
Fifteen years ago, the National Wildlife Refuge System was helping pioneer a landscape-scale approach to conservation in a changing climate. Today, USFWS is losing people, expertise, and institutional capacity at an extraordinary rate. After 25 years in federal conservation, I believe the lesson is clear: protect what we've built—and start building conservation institutions durable enough for what comes next.
🌎The Art and Science of Adapting During a Time of Rapid Change, with Robin West
Robin West, Regional Refuge Chief (retired) with the US Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System discusses the climate crisis and adaptation on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska and the remote Pacific Islands.