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January 31, 2017 LYLE LAVERTY: IF I WERE CHIEF OF THE FOREST SERVICE…
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October 23, 2016 Peter Goldmark: Washington’s Forests East of the Cascades…Not A Pretty Picture
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October 17, 2016 Bruce Courtright: An Open Letter To The 2016 Presidential Nominees
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November 14, 2014 “What’s That Sound?”: Rethinking National Forest Policy In The West
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We Are Bankrupting Our Future
We are bankrupting our future in Colorado’s National Forests In riveting testimony, Lyle Laverty explains why.
PAUL HESSBURG: WASHINGTON’S FORESTS – EAST OF THE CASCADES…FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE
“Over the last 100 years, we have seen a literal epidemic of young trees filling in our forests. When trees are too close together and …
LYLE LAVERTY: IF I WERE CHIEF OF THE FOREST SERVICE…
Lyle Laverty is one of two Forest Service veterans known to be on the Trump Transition team’s list of candidates to be the next Chief …
Susan Jones: Washington’s Forests – East of the Cascades…The Evolution Of CLT
Susan Jones is a Seattle architect with deep and remarkably instructive roots In Pacific Northwest forests. When Ms. Jones was a small child, four decades …
Lloyd McGee: Washington’s National Forests – East of the Cascades…A Pathway Forward
“Really worthwhile social change is seldom easily accomplished. It takes a long time to build trust on common ground. Our collaborative groups deserve enormous public …
Ryan Haugo: Washington’s National Forests – East of the Cascades…Good Fire, Bad Fire
“About three years ago, I wrote an essay in which I asked whether wildfire can be both good and bad at the same time. Society …
BARRY WYNSMA: CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS “DE-MYTH-TIFIED”
“Categorical Exclusions will over-ride federal environmental laws and exempt logging from any analysis or disclosure of adverse environmental impacts and eliminate public involvement.” Evergreen: How …
Peter Goldmark: Washington’s Forests East of the Cascades…Not A Pretty Picture
“Measuring annual growth against annual mortality, some east-of-the-Cascades national forests in Washington may already be in a deficit, meaning they are dying faster than they …
Bruce Courtright: The U.S. Forest Service…Headed For Extinction Or Revitalization?
Count us among those with definite opinions about what is needed to fix what ails the U.S. Forest Service. Given the agency’s high praise for …