A fond farewell
By Robin Giner — From the time I was young, raised by my parents on a homestead in rural northern Wisconsin, my life has been influenced by the lessons and values of what is now called the voluntary simplicity movement.
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Conservation writing: The outdoor media's dirty little secret
By Beau Beasley — “Beau, we’re simply not going to run this conservation piece you’ve sent us. Furthermore, if the editor ever offers to run anything like this from you again, I’ve told him he’ll be fired.”…
Ensuring Face-time on Facebook
By Paul Queneau — Time was, if you had a business Facebook page, posting on Facebook meant all of your followers had a chance to actually see your posts appear on their feed, assuming followers checked into the site in a timely manner…
Bill would introduce renewables leasing on public lands
By Shauna Sherard — Renewable energy development has seen a dramatic growth in recent years. The solar industry has reported a 300 percent increase since 2006…
OWAA can be both exclusive and inclusive
By Mark Taylor — As happens at any OWAA annual conference, talk one evening at this summer’s conference evolved from a discussion about sessions and who was in attendance, to talk about who was missing…
‘On the road again’
By Robin Giner — As I sit down to pen my column this month, Jessica Pollett and I have just returned from our planning trip for the 2013 conference that will be held Sept. 14-16 in Lake Placid, N.Y…
Desperate days for CRP, wildlife, hunters
[box]Submitted by the OWAA National Affairs and Environment Committee[/box] By Dave Nomsen Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever’s Vice President of Government Relations Last week, I helped my 23-year-old son, Jason, move to Pierre, S.D., to begin his first job out of college. As you might expect, being the son of a wildlife biologist, Jason is …
A round of applause
By Robin Giner — In case you were unable to join us for our conference in Alaska, now that we’ve returned I’d like to share some congratulations that are in order to several OWAA members…
Inspire next generation, future OWAA members
By Mark Taylor — In the early 1980s a gawky kid with braces and a cheesy haircut spent most of his classroom time with his nose buried in a book…