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A reader sent in this link to an EESI report.Here’s a link, and below is an excerpt. In a similar story in its June 27 edition, the Los Angeles Times reported on an interview with forestry expert Peter Fule of Northern Arizona University. “Firefighting technology has meant fewer fires. Fuel to feed massive blazes has … Read more
Thanks to Terry Seyden for this contribution Lawsuit over Seeley timber sale reveals split among environmental groups By ROB CHANEY of the Missoulian | Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 6:15 am | (3) Comments A lawsuit challenging a timber sale north of Seeley Lake shows either the U.S. Forest Service can’t follow the law or … Read more
All decked out but no place to go: photo of roadside hazard tree removal in bark beetle country. And then we come to Montana, which still has a timber industry. Even though many environmentalists have stopped litigating, some groups still litigate even “healthy forest” timber sales. Why hasn’t Montana succeeded in ending litigation where the … Read more