Ep. 340: Land Management Wisdom and the Coronavirus with Doug Duren

Today I’m joined by the wise man of southwestern Wisconsin, Doug Duren, to discuss land management philosophies, achieving balance, improving the Back 40, and the impacts of the novel coronavirus on future conservation efforts. Topics discussed:

How Doug and I are dealing with the impacts of the Covid-19 crisis

Weird parallels between the public's reaction to the coronavirus and CWD

How the pandemic, and resulting economic and attention crises, might impact future conservation efforts

How Doug Duren came to his current conservation ethic

How Doug would describe his conservation philosophy

Balancing wilderness preservation VS land management

Understanding why managing invasives or non-native species is important

Why managing for balance in an ecosystem makes sense

Doug's thoughts on the Back 40

Ideas for getting more trees on the landscape

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