Chris Wood: Why We Have The Roadless Rule (Redux)

Chris Wood: Why We Have The Roadless Rule (Redux)

In this special remastered conversation, The Wild Idea revisits a timely and essential discussion about one of America’s most important conservation tools: the Roadless Rule. As the rule approaches its 25th anniversary, hosts Bill Hodge and Anders Reynolds reintroduce...
 “Good News” Returns With Good Tidings

 “Good News” Returns With Good Tidings

The layered human stories embedded in places many of us think of as “wild.” Anne Robinson returns to The Wild Idea after completing her seven-month through hike of the Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to the summit of Katahdin. Picking up where we left off at the...
Martha Williams: The Long Term View on Species Recovery

Martha Williams: The Long Term View on Species Recovery

Exploring what it really takes to care for wildlife over time. Martha Williams, former Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, joins us for a grounded conversation about what it really takes to care for wildlife over time. Drawing on decades of experience at...
Chris Eyer: Muledragger

Chris Eyer: Muledragger

The reset that happens when you step away from the noise and spend real time in the woods. Wilderness packer and saddle maker Chris Eyer joins us for the first time, and it feels like talking with a friend who lives right up against the wild edge of Montana. Chris...