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Thanks for the story. I had long heard of Wright but didn't know anything about him. Glad to see that the NPS has made progress in how they think about wildlife and conservation.

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Wright is underappreciated by most, I think. The NPS does evolve. Not always quickly.

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Great piece-- I had not heard of Wright until some point in the 1990s, when I was working on park history and ran into someone who either knew him personally or was once-removed (I can't recall the details!). He encouraged me to join the George Wright Society, which was maybe 15 years old at the time (see https://www.georgewrightsociety.org/about-us). Other than their work, it was fairly challenging to find much about him beyond brief bios; the new biography by Jerry Emory is a good read and a welcome addition to park/environmental history for sure!

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Thanks, Derek. I'm happy to have your endorsement of the Emory book. I look forward to reading it.

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Oct 29Liked by Adam M. Sowards

I knew a bit about Wright's impact on NPS wildlife management/conservation but not that he died so young. Thanks for this piece.

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