Badlands Conservation Alliance, a 20-year-old North Dakota conservation organization that bills itself as “A Voice for North Dakota’s Wild Places,” has hired Dr. Elizabeth Loos as its new Executive Director. Dr. Loos replaces the group’s longtime director, Jan Swenson, who has retired.
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Badlands Conservation Alliance was born out of the belief that someone needs to make a difference in protecting these wild places.
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Depth of dark air between us/ we sense all things suspended/ How tenderly we glance at Earth in her black velvet/ Little strings of farmyard lights outside tiny prairie towns/ —glitter of lit roads appear to adorn her
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Although we face great challenges and interact with entities much larger and better funded, we are stronger with each and every member.
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On April 7th, well-wishers gathered at the Capital Gallery in downtown Bismarck for a Retirement Reception honoring Jan Swenson, BCA’s newly retired Executive Director.
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A plaque which sat on the desk of President John F. Kennedy read “Oh God, thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small.” That’s how we feel most days about the threats to our Badlands, the landscape BCA exists to protect. Threats that never seem to go away.
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During this 20th anniversary year, we look back into the newsletter archives.
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In 2018, 20% of gas produced in the state was lost through flaring. That was enough to heat more than 4 million homes.
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