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 …
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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 …
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 …
DYLAN KRUSE: A COHESIVE VISION
“We are witnessing an “all hands on deck” mindset and an urgency that has not been seen in the Pacific Northwest for a very long …
TIM COLEMAN: MAINTAINING STAKEHOLDER INVESTMENT
“Conservationists who have joined collaboratives – and that includes me – fear that talk of arbitration could easily morph into talk about watering down the …
Gloria Flora: Using Nature’s Templates
We humans possess extraordinary problem solving skills, and nature provides excellent templates to follow that light the way to a better future by providing real world solutions to complex problems.