Evidence-Based Wild Horse Education and Conservation

The Salt River Herd and the Problem of Governance

I have been asked repeatedly a straightforward question: Who should manage the Salt River horses?And if I were in that position, how would I respond to being told to reduce the...
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The Water Behind the Horses: What 2025 Tells Us

What the ADWR Report Says About the Salt & Verde Rivers The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) has released its annual report for Water Year (WY) 2025, which runs from October...
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Native, Invasive, and the Problem of Choosing a Baseline

Debates over wildlife management often rely on the language of native and invasive as if these were fixed biological categories. They are not. While the terms sound scientific, they implicitly depend on a prior—and usually unspoken—decision...
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The Quiet Damage of Good Intentions

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Not because people don’t care, and not because harm was intended—but because good intentions do not guarantee good outcomes. Admitting that...
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A Parable About Disappearance, Process, and Policy

A Fictional Case: The Broadlands Horse Herd This is a story about how disappearance happens without ever being named.It is not about force, but about process. (A work of fiction...
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When Trust Frays

A Climate of Uncertainty It is hard not to notice how much distrust seems to hang in the air lately. It is not confined to one institution, one controversy, or...
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Understanding Foal Loss at the Salt River

 Predators, Patterns, and the Cost of Predictability  Recent reports that foals are being lost to mountain lions have sparked strong reactions and widespread speculation. Unfortunately, much of what’s circulating online...
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No More “Normal”

What Arizona’s Changing Climate Means for the Salt River Horses  If you read Sunday's paper, you likely saw the headline: “No more normal.” For many of us who live in Arizona, that phrase...
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Photography as a Way of Knowing

I’ve always been a verbal learner — I learn best through reading, and I communicate best through words. I also live with something called aphantasia, which means I don’t have images...
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