For the final installment of the current Horizon’s Unlimited Lecture Series Monday, Dick Bronson invited a well-known ally from many of his battles to preserve the state’s environment and waterways.
Dr. Doug Phillips came in looking as though he’d come straight from the wilderness, wearing hiking boots, camouflage pants and a faded flannel button-up. And for good reason; he’d spent the morning at his home, a “hideaway” in the Oakmulgee District of the Talladega National Forest.
kAm%9C@F89@FE 9:D 492E H:E9 >@C6 E92? d_ 2C62 C6D:56?ED[ !9:==:AD 6IA=2:?65 9@H 96 492??6=65 E96 D9@H 36=@G65 3J DEF56?ED 2?5 AF3=:4 E6=6G:D:@? G:6H6CD :?E@ 677@CED E@ AC6D6CG6 E96 DE2E6’D “8C2?5 4@CC:5@C @7 64@=@8:42= 5:G6CD:EJ]”k^Am
kAm~G6C E96 =2DE b_ J62CD @7 7:=>:?8 s:D4@G6C:?8 p=232>2 5@4F>6?E2C:6D[ !9:==:AD D2:5 9:D ;@3 H2D “E@ >2<6 DFC6 6G6CJ@?6 :D DF77:4:6?E=J H@H65 3J J@FC H@?56C7F= DE2E6]” u@C |@?52J’D =64EFC6[ 96 A=2J65 2 76H 4=:AD 9:89=:89E:?8 D@>6 @7 E96 DE2E6’D >@DE A:4EFC6DBF6 762EFC6D[ DF49 2D E96 {:EE=6 #:G6C r2?J@? ?62C u@CE !2J?6]k^Am
kAm!9:==:AD D2:5 96 @7E6? :D 42==65 E@ D:E @? 4@>>:EE66D E92E 5:D4FDD =2?5 FD6[ 2?5 96 7:?5D E@@ @7E6? E96 8C@FA’D 7@4FD :D E@ 96=A E96 DE2E6 “42E49 FA H:E9 pE=2?E2]”k^Am
kAmvH:??6EE r@F?EJ[ v2][ H2D 2 =2C86=J CFC2= 2C62 25;246?E E@ E96 !6249 r:EJ ;FDE d_ J62CD 28@[ 96 D2:5[ 3FE =2?5 FD6 >2AD ?@H D9@H :E’D 366? “4@>A=6E6=J FC32?\ 2?5 DF3FC32?:K65]”k^Am
kAm“(6 2C6 D:EE:?8 5F4<D 7@C E96 pE=2?E2 A96?@>6?@?[” !9:==:AD D2:5[ “2?5 E@@ @7E6? H6 92G6 @FC =6256CD 362E:?8 E96 5CF> 7@C :E]”k^Am
kAmqFE H92E DE2E6 =6256CD 5@?’E C62=:K6 :? E96:C 5C:G6 7@C 56G6=@A>6?E :D E96 F?:BF6 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 5:G6CD:EJ E92E >2<6D p=232>2 DA64:2=] w@=5:?8 2 H@C? >2A @7 p=232>2’D 86@=@8:42= C68:@?D[ 96 ?@E65 E96 @?=J DE2E6 E92E 4@>6D 4=@D6 :D r2=:7@C?:2[ 2?5 E92E’D @?=J 3J G:CEF6 @7 :ED D:K6]k^Am
kAm“%9:D :D @?6 @7 E96 =2DE C6>2:?:?8 E6CC:E@C:6D @7 64@=@8:42= 5:G6CD:EJ =67E :? E96 ?2E:@?[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 DE2E6 92D >@C6 DA64:6D @7 EC66D E92? 2?J @E96C DE2E6 :? E96 F?:@?[ 96 D2:5[ 2?5 >@C6 E92? f_ F?:BF6 7@C6DE 72>:=:6D] %96 DE2E6 3@2DED >@C6 E92? f_[___ >:=6D @7 C:G6CD 2?5 DEC62>D[ H:E9 2 A=6E9@C2 @7 F?:BF6 @C82?:D>D]k^Am
kAm“(96? J@F 255 :E 2== FA[ p=232>2 :D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE ?2EFC2==J 5:G6CD6 C68:@?D @? 62CE9[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 DF3;64E @7 @?6 @7 E96 7:CDE s:D4@G6C:?8 p=232>2 5@4F>6?E2C:6D[ E96 {:EE=6 #:G6C r2?J@? C646?E=J H2D 8C2?E65 AC@E64E:@? 2D 2 ?2E:@?2= AC6D6CG6] (96? E96 :?:E:2= 5@4F>6?E2CJ H2D AC@5F465 :? `hgd[ !9:==:AD D2:5[ E96C6 H6C6 A=2?D E@ 3F:=5 2 DF35:G:D:@? @? E96 C:> @7 E96 D46?:4[ AC:DE:?6 H:=56C?6DD] %96 677@CE =65 3J !9:==:AD 2?5 @E96CD DE@AA65 E96 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 96=A65 46>6?E :ED AC6D6CG2E:@?] %96 3:886DE E9:?8 A6@A=6 42? 5@ E@ AC6D6CG6 E96 H:=5 2C62D E96J =@G6[ 96 D2:5[ :D E@ DE2J :?G@=G65 =@42==J 2?5 E@ DE2CE A2J:?8 2EE6?E:@?]k^Am
kAm“~E96CH:D6 E96 C:89E A6@A=6 H:E9 E96 C:89E >@?6J 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 86E E96:C H2J[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm!9:==:AD D2:5 @?6 E9:?8 96 92E6D :D H96? A6@A=6 C64@8?:K6 9:> 2D “E96 %' 8FJ[” 3642FD6 E92E’D ?@E 9@H 96 D66D 9:>D6=7]k^Am
kAm“x =:<6 E@ 36 <?@H? 2D 2? 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 24E:G:DE[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAms:D4@G6C:?8 p=232>2 :D @?6 7246E @7 9:D 24E:G:D>[ 96 D2:5[ E9@F89 96 92D @7E6? E2<6? AF3=:4 DE2?46D @? 2 G2C:6EJ @7 :DDF6D] w:D 5C:G6 7@C DE2E6 C68F=2E:@? @7 DEC:A >:?6D 6G6? 8@E 9:> “3=24<=:DE65[ 7:C65[ >J =:76 E9C62E6?65]”k^Am
kAm“%96C6 H2D 6G6? 2? 2EE6>AE @? >J =:76[ 3FE E96J ;FDE >:DD65 >6[” !9:==:AD D2:5]k^Am
kAms:D4@G6C:?8 p=232>2 92D H@? t>>J pH2C5D 7@C :ED 6I2>:?2E:@? @7 E96 DE2E6’D G:E2= C@=6 :? E96 DA246 AC@8C2> 2?5 7@C E96 6A:D@56 6IA=@C:?8 E96 6?G:C@?>6?E2= :>A24E @7 E96 a_`_ s66AH2E6C w@C:K@? @:= DA:==] x? 255:E:@? E@ C68F=2C 2:C:?8D @? p=232>2 !F3=:4 %6=6G:D:@?[ E96 D9@H :D FD65 2D 2 E6249:?8 2:5 :? 6G6CJ D49@@= DJDE6> :? E96 DE2E6]k^Am
kAm#6D:56?ED 2D<65 !9:==:AD BF6DE:@?D 23@FE 9@E\3FEE@? :DDF6D =:<6 8=@32= H2C>:?8[ 9J5C2F=:4 “7C24<:?8” 7@C ?2EFC2= 82D 2?5 AFD96D E@ AC6D6CG6 6?52?86C65 DA64:6D E92E @7E6? 3FEE 282:?DE 677@CED 2E 56G6=@A>6?E]k^Am
kAmw6 FC865 E9@D6 :? 2EE6?52?46 E@ DFAA@CE “4=62C\E9:?<:?8[ C2E:@?2= 7@=<D H9@ 5@?’E 2AA62C E@ 36 ‘@? E96 6586]’” %92E :D 9@H >2?J 7:6C46 6?G:C@?>6?E2=:DED 2C6 HC:EE6? @77 2D <@@<D[ 96 D2:5[ E9@F89 E96 DF3;64ED @7 E96:C 24E:G:D> 2C6 @7E6? :>A@CE2?E E@ =@42= 64@DJDE6>D]k^Am
kAmqC@?D@?[ H9@ 92D 366? 2 <6J A=2J6C :? 677@CED E@ AC6D6CG6 @C :>AC@G6 H2E6C BF2=:EJ :? p=232>2[ D2:5 !9:==:AD 92D @7E6? ;@:?65 9:> :? >66E:?8D H96C6 92=7 E96 C@@> H2D 7:==65 H:E9 “E9C66\A:646 3FD:?6DD DF:ED]”k^Am
kAm“p?5 s@F8 H2=<D :? ;FDE =:<6 E9:D[ D@>6E:>6D H:E9 >F5 DE:== @? 9:D 3@@ED[” qC@?D@? D2:5] “w6 5@6D?’E AF== 2?J AF?496D] s@F8 5@6D D@>6E:>6D >2<6 A6@A=6 >25[ 2?5 E92E’D 2 8@@5 E9:?8]”k^Am
kAmpD !9:==:AD H2=<65 324< E@ 9:D A:4<FA 27E6C |@?52J’D =64EFC6[ D@>6@?6 2D<65 H96C6 96 H2D 962565]k^Am
kAm“x’G6 8@E E@ 8@ E@ H@C<[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm(96C6 5@6D H@C< E2<6 J@F E@52J[ D96 2D<65]k^Am
kAm“%@ E96 H@@5D]”k^Am
kAm(9:49 @?6D]k^Am
kAm“x 2:?’E E6==:?8]”k^Am
