Independent conservation journalist writing a book about fish. Author of CROSSINGS, on #roadecology, and EAGER, on beaver belief.https://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3mvsuqzrnqc2vI'll accept payment in the form of aspen cambium. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsuqzrnqc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3mvsigpyx4223The more I think about this, the angrier I get. Non-target take *is* the problem—it’s not like we’re harpooning whales anymore. I know this memo is meant to promote development, not align w/ ESA’s logic, but it’s so fucking galling to see the nation’s top wildlife official flout basic conservation. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsigpyx4223https://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3mvqqrk36ak23Now extended to Oct 6! But still urgent. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqqrk36ak23https://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3mvqkjvibas2aThis is more activisty than I usually get, but these are weird times. In collab w/ Harvard's Env Law & Policy Clinic, I authored a letter objecting to Roadless Rule's rescission, made public so that you can draw upon it in your own comments. Have at it! https://emmettclinic.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Ben_Goldfarb-Roadless-Rule-Comment.-9.11.2026.pdf17 Sep 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqkjvibas2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3mvqe6essnc27“Felling a tree is not a take of the bats roosting in it unless the tree is felled for the purpose of killing or capturing them.” The @USFWS's new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act, as revealed by Nesvik's memo, is the perfect blend of evil and stupidity. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/climate/endangered-species-act-change.html17 Sep 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqe6essnc27https://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3mvq5qux2622dOtoliths or gtfo [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq5qux2622dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3mvidq7n5u22yThe agents are getting… dumber?14 Sep 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvidq7n5u22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3muqcufr3cs22A bit of good news to brighten your Friday evening: APR’s bison get to stay on public lands, at least for now. https://www.publicdomain.media/p/trump-admin-cant-remove-bison-american-prairie-reserve?utm_source=substack&publication_id=4006545&post_id=214202631&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=ckgn3&triedRedirect=true05 Sep 2026 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqcufr3cs22https://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3mupvk7qjac23This is like ten gazillion items down the Atrocity List, but I’m driven absolutely crazy by the way Trump’s sycophants have adopted his deranged approach to capitalization. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupvk7qjac23https://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3munrj5fywc2bNYT is under the unfortunate misapprehension that all steelhead die after spawning04 Sep 2026 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3munrj5fywc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3mumrwl4fy22eA semi-hot ichthyo-take: fish *do* exist, but “trout” don’t.03 Sep 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumrwl4fy22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3mufunofxvk2zTotally over goose/moose/geese/meese. The new animal-pluralization hill I’m prepared to die on: If several mouse are mice, then surely, SURELY, a flock of grouse should be… grice?!?31 Aug 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufunofxvk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social/post/3mu5v5pdhc226"Yglesias & his ilk assume that the West is not only monolithic, but that we Westerners are a bunch of backwoods bumpkins who don’t understand the region’s problems." @landdesk.bsky.social teeing off on that "one neat trick to save the Colorado" post is satisfying. https://www.landdesk.org/p/on-simple-solutions-to-the-western?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=258189&post_id=213149849&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=ckgn3&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email28 Aug 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:poh74hvbnujvrdtpynqs2pca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5v5pdhc226