Gloria Flora - Daring To Ask A Different Question

“I’m Glad I Was Criticized. It Meant I Was Doing My Job.”

How would you approach a billion-dollar decision to allow or not allow oil and natural gas development on public lands in the Rocky Mountains? What values would guide your decision making? Who would you listen to in making your decision? How would you set the stage for success in announcing your decision? Gloria Flora faced these questions in 1997 as the supervisor of the Lewis and Clark National Forest.