Scott Cameron – Conserve Fewell

Defeating the Invasive Hordes

Optimism is usually not a word associated with invasive species management. Too often, observers of invasive species challenges view the situation as hopeless, or at

Scott Cameron June 30, 2015

When is a Sportfish an Invasive Species?

– When it eats an endangered species. The striped bass (Morone saxatilis) is a prized gamefish native to the Atlantic coast and Gulf of

Scott Cameron March 10, 2015

Happy NISAW

This week is the annual observance of National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW). Around the country it is being observed through citizen participation in local

Scott Cameron February 24, 2015

Make Conservation, not Litigation

When I was in my teen years in the late 1960s, college age Vietnam War protesters were featured nightly on the TV news, chanting of

Scott Cameron August 23, 2014

The Weed That is Whipping the West

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is poised to list a bird called the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The

Scott Cameron June 25, 2014

This land is my land, this land is Uncle Sam’s land

The Sagebrush Rebellion of the 1970s is undergoing a renaissance in the American West. The unfortunate personification of that movement is a rebellious elderly Nevada

Scott Cameron May 6, 2014

New Non-profit Focuses on Invasive Species Solutions

Spring is a time of new beginnings, and Washington’s unseasonably cold winter of 2014 notwithstanding, a new organization promoting non-regulatory solutions to invasive species problems is emerging.

Scott Cameron April 1, 2014

Teddy Roosevelt’s Spirit Alive in Cambodia

Theodore Roosevelt is appropriately credited as being the driving force at the start of the American conservation movement. Both his conservation philosophy and his bias

Scott Cameron January 20, 2014

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) Really Isn’t

The ESA is without a doubt the most powerful federal environmental statute. I know from personal experience as a former U.S. Senate staffer that it

Scott Cameron December 9, 2013

Invasive vs. Endangered Species: US Biodiversity and Economy at Risk

According to the Economist (September 14th, 2013 issue), invasive species, plants and animals of exotic origin that invade and disrupt ecosystems where they are not

Scott Cameron November 27, 2013