“You  can do a lot of good work with the law. The natural world is here to  help us if we let it.” That’s what John Meyer, executive Director of  Cottonwood Environmental Law Center said when asked about what inspired  him to use the legal system to protect Montana’s public lands and  outdoor heritage. In this broad-ranging interview he talks about how the  non-profit center got its start, how they choose which cases to pursue,  how the process works, his successes and failures, and what lies ahead.