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Brian Hawthorne raised the point here that the Forest Service spends too much time on planning, and not enough time on doing or implementing. The Forest Service has tried to address this problem several times- I think the EADM process was initiated partially to make planning and NEPA more efficient. During my time in DC … Read more
I thought I’d repost this because Peter has much experience in this area. It originally came up in the context of “what is privatization” and “why do all the big Monument designations happen in Utah? What are the dynamics of some folks picking Utah as a target, and then attacking them for reacting? What’s behind … Read more
M of T noted in a comment that a force against MT (mechanical treatments) which may be necessary before PB (prescribed burns) is the problem of dealing with non-commercial material that needs to be removed. Her comment reminded me of this article in The Economist. Thinning efforts are off to a great start but must … Read more
The following article was written by Josh Schlossberg and appears in the current issue of the Boulder Weekly. – mk Drive along Highway 119 south of Nederland or Highway 9 south of Frisco and you’ll see large swaths of bare soil and scattered slash — including entire hillsides — where once there was forest. These … Read more