Imperfect Pasture: A Century of Change at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

by Bruce L. Smith, Eric Cole, David Dobkin

A fascinating new perspective on the complex relationship between elk, vegetation, fire, geology, politics, wildlife, and human activity on the National Elk Refuge.

This book represents an historical perspective ecological conditions of plant communities on the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Wyoming following Euro-American settlement. It documents the changes in vegetation and explores when and why those changes occurred. Contains historic photographic comparisons of a greatly altered landscape almost a century later.

156 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2004

About the author

Bruce Smith is a wildlife biologist who holds a PhD degree in Zoology. During his career with the federal government, he studied and managed most large mammal species that roam the western United States. He’s authored five nonfiction books of natural history, conservation, and outdoor adventure. Among them is Life on the Rocks: A Portrait of the Mountain Goat, which won the National Outdoor Book Award.

In his middle-grade novel series, Legend Keepers, Bruce draws upon his experiences and fascination with wild animals to stir the imaginations of young readers and immerse them in the natural world. Bruce and his wife Diana live in southwest Montana not far from mountain goats. Visit him at www.brucesmithwildlife.com