It's the kind of leadership that's not single-interest or doctrinaire, but civic. It depends on a shared recognition that a certain place is important.

I'm prompted by the recent interest by county and town (officials) to introduce leadership to their staffs and to the town at large. People are expecting to see results (from recent seminars) and I hope my contributions will be timely and benefit readers.

When I realized when (Stardust) was born, that sort of ignited an interest I had in the late '60s, ... I've had it all my life, having just missed that period.

I think we've got some interest and I think we've got some momentum but we've got to be sure we do things right. There's no rush to expand this league,

I'm sure if we have a zero season or a severely restricted season, some people will go broke, and it doesn't really need to be. We need proper science and agreements with water users for habitat.

The key word is innovation. You may get something at least as good as what you wanted that you didn't anticipate. What we find in these processes is something new emerges. People think they're going to lose something. But the thing to keep in mind is not what you're going to lose, but what you gain.