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President’s Column

Category: President’s Column

President’s Column – Fall 2020

Posted on October 9, 2020 by George Stone

by Ed Shepard As I was working on this column the news came out on the decision in the case of Bullock, et al v. BLM.  As you are probably...

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President’s Column – Summer 2020

Posted on June 29, 2020 by George Stone

by Ed Shepard COVID 2020 – Day Whatever.  We certainly do live in interesting times.  Who would have thought back in January, as we were beginning a new year and...

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President’s Column – Spring 2020

Posted on April 10, 2020 by George Stone

by Ed Shepard Some of you have heard me say that I am a silviculturist, so by definition, I am an optimist.  Further, I was a silviculturist in the hot,...

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President’s Column – Winter 2020

Posted on January 20, 2020 by George Stone

by Ed Shepard The past year has been a year of change for our favorite agency, the Bureau of Land Management.  The BLM is going through its biggest change since...

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President’s Column – Fall 2019

Posted on October 31, 2019 by George Stone

by Ed Shepard Where did the summer go? I can’t believe that we’re already having cool weather and snow is in the air in the high country. I really don’t...

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President’s Column – Summer 2019

Posted on July 1, 2019 by George Stone

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...

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President’s Column – Spring 2019

Posted on March 30, 2019 by George Stone

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...

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President’s Column – Winter 2018/2019

Posted on January 5, 2019 by George Stone

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...

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President’s Column – Fall 2018

Posted on October 12, 2018 by George Stone

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...

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President’s Column – Summer 2018

Posted on July 9, 2018 by George Stone

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...

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