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Does a Ten-Person Program Really Open Conservation Careers? A Second Look
The Salton Sea Leadership Program's alumni stories are real — but what they prove, and what they don't, is worth weighing carefully.

The Salton Sea Leadership Program's alumni stories are real — but what they prove, and what they don't, is worth weighing carefully.

From Susanna Salter, elected in Argonia, Kansas in 1887, to 24-year tenures in Alabama, the record of women who led small towns is long and checkable.

Status is not a law of nature. It has a history, and the history is shorter than most people think.