"Science, as traditionally defined, is fundamental to conservation biology but does no good if isolated from "softer" …"

"... We cannot get big grants to do field work anymore. ... Will the next generation of conservation biologists be not…"

"Many university departments—especially the traditional resource disciplines such as fisheries, wildlife, range manage…"

"Among the common changes in forests over the past two centuries are loss of old forests, simplification of forest str…"

"No thoughtful persons could stand beneath one of these immense trees, gaze up into its canopy, and help but think tha…"

"Nature no longer entertains us when conserving it becomes inconvenient."

"Endless fascination with nature—nothing more and nothing less—is the key to enlisting people in the fight to save bio…"

"A few human generations ago, grasslands were abundant across much of the South; today there are rare. Driving through…"

"Scientific education is catholic; it embraces the whole field of human learning. No student can master all knowledge …"

"Honest investigation is but the application of common sense to the solution of the unknown. Science does not wait on …"