“What do you want from your forest?” The first question Wes always asked when posed with a forestry question.

THE NATIONAL STRATEGY The final phase of the development of the National Cohesive Wildland Management Strategy Thomas J. Vilsack and Sally Jewell Cohesive Strategy vision for …

PERDUE’S RESPONSE TO NAFSR WORK STUDY Read here: Perdue’s Response This PDF is available for your personal use. We strive to keep our materials up …

RE-INVENTING THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE: Evolution from custodial management, to production forestry, to ecosystem management by Doug MacCleery Forest policy and institutional frameworks in …

DUNN 1 and DUNN 2 Two peer-reviewed reports to help quantify conditions for the safe and appropriate re-introduction of fire, including managed wildfire. Read more: …

CHART: TIMBER GROWTH, MORTALITY, CUT Western National Forests Timberland (96.1 MM acres) See chart here… This PDF is available for your personal use. We strive …

THE RAND STUDY – 2012 Air Attack Against Wildfires: Understanding U.S. Forest Service Requirements for Large Aircraft The RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center In …

FIA: The Gold Standard delves into the work of FIA highlighting the four main regional research stations within the U.S. – and the specific focus …

Karin’s daughter Jennifer refers to her mom as the “mom of the mill.” “She’s feisty – she taught me how to do this job,” Jennifer tells me. Proudly she adds, “She knows which boards to move before they ever get to me.”

“Manual labor is all in your head…you have to have the right mindset to do this work.”