The Dodson Group

12/12/2025

We recently published a Homeowners Guide to Stewardship.

10/10/2025

Where does your food really come from?
Most of us don’t think about it when we walk into the grocery store, but our food often travels thousands of miles, is propped up by federal subsidies, and is increasingly vulnerable to global disruptions.

I’ve written a new White Paper on this topic called The Illusion of Cheap Food: Distance, Subsidies, and Vulnerability in America’s Food System. I’ve also created a Conservation Guide for Homeowners with five simple things you can do to support local farms and strengthen food security right in your own community.

👉 You can find both resources at www.thedodsongrp.com Just hover over the “Free Tools, Guides and White Papers” menu tab to access them.

Together, small steps add up to healthier food, stronger communities, and a more resilient America.

Welcome Welcome to The Dodson Group A place where conservation stories, knowledge, and purpose come together. If you’ve landed here, chances are you’re someone who cares—about the natural world, about meaningful work, and about living a life that leaves things better than you found them. You.....

07/22/2025

We just published a Beginners Guide to Creating a Butterfly Garden in New York State:

01/20/2025

Here is a good video describing one reason why Conservation Lifestyles is important:

Waste industry expert, Michael Cyr gives a look into the life cycle of our waste and the best solution to our consumption problem. Michael Cyr is a waste ind...

12/21/2024

https://americanguardian.substack.com/p/exploring-the-relationship-between

Advocating for conservation lifestyles as a pathway to environmental, economic, and social betterment.

07/11/2024

Embracing a Conservation Lifestyle -

Embracing a Conservation Lifestyle: Environmental, Economic, and Social Benefits UncategorizedRon Dodson Adopting and embracing a conservation lifestyle is more crucial than ever, given escalating climate change, dwindling natural resources, and increasing pollution. This approach benefits the envir...

04/01/2024

Who has heard of Tulare Lake in California? The interesting and evolving story of nature in the central California Valley.

This video explores the fascinating resurgence of Tulare Lake, one of America's largest lakes that vanished centuries ago due to extensive agricultural devel...

03/25/2024

Want a short and free ebook on how to set up a backyard bird sanctuary? Click-

06/13/2023

We should all be working toward eco-logical progress -

The Triad of Eco-Logical Progress: Environmental, Economic, and Social Advancements biodiversity, land planning, nature-based communities, ocean conservation, social betterment, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Communities, sustainable development, wildlife conservationbiodiversity, economic pro...

05/24/2023

Why our obsession with plastic bags makes no sense.

They're way less harmful for the environment than what we put inside them

03/15/2023

Great Lakes Habitat Restoration.

10 Years of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative