by Bob Anderson, retired BLM DAD-300 I find it interesting the words that are used by the public, editors, land managers, and even Congressional members in labeling the status of...
Author: George Stone
President’s Column – Summer 2019
by Ed Shepard There has been a lot happening since the spring edition of the Monitor. There have been personnel changes with BLM and Department leadership, BLM vacancies are being...
President’s Column – Spring 2019
by Ed Shepard What a way to start off the New Year, with our Government partially shut down. This is becoming the norm and it is no way to run...
President’s Column – Winter 2018/2019
by Ed Shepard As 2018 sinks into the history books and 2019 begins, it is a good time to reflect on the accomplishments of the past year and look ahead...
President’s Column – Fall 2018
by Ed Shepard I’m just getting back from the annual meeting in Billings. The annual meeting always means it is time for the Fall Monitor edition. It’s been a busy...
President’s Column – Summer 2018
by Ed Shepard My late Uncle Albert was a cattle rancher from the Nebraska Sandhills and a bit of a cowboy philosopher. I remember someone asking him to predict how...
President’s Column – Spring 2018
By Ed Shepard Where does the time go? It seems like only a few days ago that we were taking down the Christmas tree and putting away the decorations. Now,...
Lee Barkow’s Perspective on Reorganization
Note: Lee Barkow wrote the following analysis in the 1990s; it is just as timely today! Great Ideas in ecology for the 1990's AND Some thoughts on Organizational Change By...
Bob Anderson’s Experience with Reorganization
By Bob Anderson, February 2018 Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recently launched an unprecedented effort to undertake the largest reorganization in the department’s 168-year history, moving to shift tens of thousands of workers to new...
Pete Culp’s Thoughts on Reorganization
With keen interest I have been following the news about moving BLM's Headquarters out of Washington and the Secretary's proposal to regionalize the BLM field structure along with that of other...