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...
Category: President’s Column
President’s Column – Summer 2020
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...
President’s Column – Spring 2020
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,...
President’s Column – Winter 2020
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...
President’s Column – Fall 2019
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...
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...