After witnessing the impact of Vail on nature, Tom Spruance, conservative businessman, felt compelled to rise up in defense of Greater Yellowstone. He says others should, too
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Thomas Spruance's biggest worry is the future of his grown kids. He has always been concerned that unscrupulous developers will gain the upper hand and pave over vital wildlife habitat and natural beauty—the very attributes that brought many people to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and other parts of the Rockies in the first place. An avid trout angler and president of the Spruance Foundation, Spruance believes the keys to saving Greater Yellowstone are citizens waking up to the threats and visionary problem-solving that nets results. Over the years, Spruance has been a supporter of Mountain Journal, the Gallatin River Task Force, Jack Creek Preserve and Yellowstone Forever—the latter in its effort to work with Yellowstone and other partners in containing exotic lake trout in Yellowstone Lake. His biggest focus here days is on private lands. "The business community needs to be part of the solution. I say this as a person who has been involved in business and politics as a political conservative myself. There’s a conundrum that faces the families and business owners; they are benefitting from the growth and development, but yet that growth and development is causing a big impact. I’m hoping people don’t just give up hope."