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U.S. Forest Service Collaboration Process: Solution or Sham?

Jim Petersen, August 18, 2014

By: Barry Wynsma, USFS, Retired Member, National Association of Forest Service Retirees For those of you who have been following Forest Service land management issues, the …

“It’s Okay To Be A Logger”

Jim Petersen, August 18, 2014

By: Bruce Vincent Editor’s Note: In honor of those that Labor Day honors – in my mind those who gets their hands dirty every – we …

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Planned burns can reduce wildfire risks, but expanding use of ‘good fire’ isn’t easy

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Decades of wildfire suppression have allowed flammable fuels to pile up in US forests. Scientists and managers say careful use of planned fires can reduce risks of large, out-of-control burns.

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Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy, Part 6

Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy, Part 5

FIA: The Gold Standard

Posts in category The State Of Our Forests

October 17, 2016 Bruce Courtright: An Open Letter To The 2016 Presidential Nominees

October 2, 2015 Forest Collaboration: Tom Tidwell

February 15, 2015 The “Single Use Sustained Yield Act”: A Thoughtful Proposal

January 2, 2015 Forestry’s Great Divide

November 14, 2014 “What’s That Sound?”: Rethinking National Forest Policy In The West

U.S. Forest Service Collaboration Process: Solution or Sham?

“It’s Okay To Be A Logger”