I am currently at work on a book project about the history, present, and future of our American public lands.
“I consider the American public lands as important to a future that we want to live in as the Bill of Rights or the U.S. Constitution.”
Hal Herring - from the film, “Public Trust” - Release Date February 17, 2020
Links to film projects on public lands and related topics:
“On Common Ground” A three minute interview on some of my personal history with public lands.
“No Man’s Land” A film by David Garrett Byars that includes interviews with me about my reporting.
“Freeflow Institute Film” A 2019 short film about a class I taught while on a trip through the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument.
In the Heart of the Rockies, a very short film about ice fishing, hunting and climate change
Where Do You Stand on the Public Land Debate? an interview with Abby Casey and Rated Red
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Book project from 2008, a thoroughly enjoyable project and a valuable journey for me through a tumultuous American history.
Famous Firearms of the Old West
From Wild Bill Hickok's Colt Revolvers to Geronimo's Winchester, Twelve Guns That Shaped Our History
Famous Firearms of the Old West is a book of history, and of stories. It was written by a reader, for readers, for anybody who has ever looked at an old gun in a museum, and wondered what tales it would tell if it could speak, what moments of horror or triumph it witnessed or caused.
It was written for people who love guns and how they have evolved, and for people who couldn’t care less about guns, but are fascinated by American history, or simply by the stories of men who led extraordinary, challenging lives, at an extraordinary and defining time for our country.
With photos and captions that tell stories by themselves, the book is a journey through a violent past that is often forgotten in America’s fast-paced modern society.