![]() ![]() ![]() Anybody who has lived in Maine for ten years or more likely knows George Smith personally or knows of him. George was (and still is) an unapologetic lobbyist on behalf of hunters and anglers and the natural world in general. ![]() ![]() Lo these many decades later, I thought George might give me some insight into how the generally conservative sportsman’s community viewed climate change. George, Executive Director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine at the time, represented with beguiling charm the interests of hunters and anglers. I remembered George from the 1990s when we crossed paths working on the Maine Forest Biodiversity Project, a diverse mix of timber companies and nonprofits working on wildlife and biodiversity conservation in the North Woods. Why? Because they have to be to solve this problem. The Maine Climate Table is determined to break down these barriers. Tragically for everyone, the issue has become politicized. Climate change is an all-hands-on-deck challenge. “The Climate Common” is a new video series started by The Maine Climate Table to engage with those who do not live and breathe climate change every day. A new project rarely starts with a story that will probably never be topped, but that may have been the case for my interview with George Smith about climate change on January 28. ![]()
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