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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
What the Heber Documents Reveal
Heber Wild Horses: A Local Story That Reveals the Big Picture When outsiders look at wild horse debates in the American West, the conflicts can seem almost impossible to untangle....
How the Decision was Made
What the AZDA Documents Show About the Salt River Horse Contract Decision I filed a public records request with the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) asking for the documents behind...
Why Was 2016 Successful and 2026 Wasn’t?
Ten years ago, people from very different backgrounds came together around a simple goal: protect the Salt River horses. In 2016, that movement achieved something remarkable. The Legislature acted. Public...
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