Who “owns” wildfire?
Editor’s Note: to read Jim Petersen’s complementary essay Slouching Toward Hell, click here. Who “owns” wildfire? Mark Finney, a PhD wildfire ecologist at the Forest Service’s …
Posts tagged U.S. Forest Service
Boy, do I have a story for you!
Speech delivered at the 2017 Family Forest Landowners and Managers Conference “Idaho’s Working Forests: Are they working for you?” University Inn, Moscow, Idaho Monday, March …
AN AGENCY TO MATCH THE MOUNTAINS
An Agency to Match the Mountains This PDF is available for your personal use. “A proposal for structural and cultural transformation and a U.S. …
Crafting a New Forest Service: Unwinding the Forest Health Crisis in the Western United States
Overview: The U.S. Forest Service estimates that 90 million acres of the nation’s federal forest estate are in Condition Class 3 or 2 – a …
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 …
Bruce Courtright: An Open Letter To The 2016 Presidential Nominees
U.S. Forest Service retiree, Bruce Courtright, and several of his retired colleagues composed this open letter to the nation’s 2016 presidential candidates before their formal …