Author: William Simpson

William E. Simpson II is an ethologist living among and studying free-roaming native species American wild horses. William is the award-winning producer of the micro-documentary film 'Wild Horses'. He is the author of a new Study about the behavioral ecology of wild horses, two published books and more than 150 published articles on subjects related to wild horses, wildlife, wildfire, and public land (forest) management. He has appeared on NBC NEWS, ABC NEWS, CBS NEWS, theDoveTV and has been a guest on numerous talk radio shows including the Lars Larson Show, the Bill Meyer Show, NPR Jefferson Public Radio and NPR National Radio, Global News, The Guardian, and AM BEST TV.

Is Prescribed Burning Oversold?

May 22, 2024 7:00 pmMay 22, 2024 7:01 pm

California contains 93-million acres of which, approximately 20-million acres is choked with annual grass and brush wildfire fuels. And much of that 20-million acres is in very difficult remote terrain that is not suited to mowing or livestock grazing. Oregon contains about 45-million...

Wildfire Season Is Almost Here!

April 30, 2024 6:30 amApril 30, 2024 6:51 am

Nevada has a problem. They have too many herbivores grazing the landscape. In fact, according to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the landscape and grazing in Nevada currently serves two-thirds of the entire U.S. population of 48,000 wild horses....

Klamath Dams and Salmon Restoration – Truth vs. Fiction

April 19, 2024 7:42 amApril 19, 2024 8:09 am

Recently, the public information officer at the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’), Ren Brownell and KRRC CEO Mark Bransom have disingenuously complained that articles citing the negative impacts of the Klamath Dam removal project under their organization, KRRC, are ‘not...

Trouble In Dam Removal Paradise – Kiewit Has Pulled-Out of Klamath River Dam Project

April 10, 2024 5:15 pmApril 11, 2024 4:04 pm

This is part of a series about the Klamath Dam Removal project in Siskiyou County. The removal of dams along the Klamath River in Siskiyou County, Northern California was sold as necessary to save salmon – specifically, “to restore habitat...

Klamath River Native Species – Dead or Alive?

April 4, 2024 2:30 pmApril 4, 2024 2:30 pm

Dam removal comes with a BIG price when done wrong. The big question that goes to the credibility of Mark Bransom and Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’) is this: Were native species in the Klamath River killed by the sediment...

Klamath River and Dam Removal Crises Continues with CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Failure

April 1, 2024 3:42 pmApril 1, 2024 3:50 pm

On Tuesday March 26th, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors declared a local State of Emergency in regard to the adverse impacts of the Klamath Dam removal project affecting the Klamath River. Details of that action by the County’s Board of...

Siskiyou Co. Board Declares State of Emergency over Klamath River Dam Removal Project

March 27, 2024 7:21 pmMarch 27, 2024 7:28 pm

Tuesday, March 26th 2024 was a long and contentious day at the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors (‘BOS’) meeting. This board meeting followed the March 5th, Siskiyou County Health Department advisory warning that people should not enter the Klamath River...