Roy Tennant

Roy Tennant is an internationally recognized digital librarian, now retired. He is also a commercial whitewater river guide, including trips made on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. He now volunteers for multiple nonprofit organizations working on trails, creating and maintaining a database, digitizing and cataloguing historical materials, and laying out a quarterly newsletter, among other things.

On the (Oddly Satisfying) War Against Invasive Species

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Invasive species removal is a long game. If you see the entire job before you, you may despair. But if you keep your head down and only look at what’s right in front of you, then you have a chance of really making a difference in the long term.