Start with the rising sun and work toward the setting sun, take only the mature trees, the sick trees and the trees that have fallen. When you reach the end of the reservation, turn and cut from the setting sun to the rising sun and the trees will last forever.
Augustus Silcox was appointed Forest Service Chief in 1933. By reputation, he was a brilliant engineer with exceptional listening and organizational skills that would serve him well during his six years as Chief. In 1935, Silcox instituted the 10 a.m. fire policy.
It's time for the U.S. Forest Service to shelve prescribed burning until it learns how to use it properly.
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DONATE NOWRevisiting Frank Carroll, who coined the phrase “blowtorch forestry” to describe the Forest Service’s preference for what it euphemistically calls “managed fire.”
Jim Petersen reflects on a 1966 essay from Hugh Raup, former director of Harvard Forest.
Update on the health of Julia Petersen, Managing Director of Evergreen Magazine
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