The smell of sawdust, grease and sweat
Jim Hurst epitomized all that was good and decent and honorable about a vanishing breed of men who owned and operated small sawmills in hundreds of remote western towns.
PERSPECTIVES
Jim Petersen addresses current events and their effect on forestry policy, conservation, management, and economics.
Writing and pimping and your pal, Jim: Apologies to Norman Maclean
Public concern always peaks in September – the worst fire month of the year – and it vanishes the moment the smoke gives way to sunny fall skies. Lost lives, homes, and towns are forgotten.
A Unifying Message: First, Put Out the Fire!
Fixing the environmental crisis that has unfolded in the West over the last 30 years should not be a partisan issue.