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Matthew posted this link last week about the whitebark ESA lawsuit. Now, I asked the question “why?” and “what conditions does Mr. Garrity want changed”? Matthew replied that I need to read the lawsuit. I don’t think that’s quite fair, as when I am supporting the FS point of view, I don’t think I’ve ever … Read more
Can it be that I thought of a more appropriate headline than a professional? What is the world coming to? For those of you who have grown tired of pine beetles and fire, here is a Vermont story. Thanks to Derek for the link. Here’s the link and below is an excerpt. There is a … Read more
Thanks to Terry Seyden for this one… Here’s the link. By Jim Lochhead and Dan Jirón Guest Commentary National Forest lands serve as the primary source of water that sustains cities and farmlands up and down the Front Range. This summer’s tragic wildfire season, fueled by heat and drought, once again demonstrated that catastrophic wildfires … Read more
The following opinion editorial is written by Mike Garrity, Alliance for Wild Rockies. It appeared in today’s Great Falls Tribune: The Tribune’s article on Nov. 18 about the Lewis and Clark National Forest left out some important details and readers deserve to know why the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council went … Read more
The following article was written by David Stauth. The entire scientific study is available here. CORVALLIS, Ore. – Eight researchers in a new report have suggested that climate change is causing additional stress to many western rangelands, and as a result land managers should consider a significant reduction, or in some places elimination of livestock … Read more
For some mysterious reason, my previous post here on the GAO report on the Forest Service has received a great many hits on the blog over the past few weeks. I am interpreting that to mean that at least some readers are interested in the science/policy interface, but who knows? Anyway, this has led to … Read more
New research has just been published concerning the relationship of burned forests and California spotted owls. “Dynamics of California Spotted Owl breeding-season site occupancy in burned forests“ – from researchers D. E. Lee, M.L. Bond and R.B. Siegel – was just published in the latest edition of The Condor, an international journal pertaining to the … Read more
This is an example of the FS getting its side of the story out there. Good on them and to KTVZ for publishing it here. Here’s a quote from the FS side: The EXF Thinning, Fuels Reduction and Research Project is a collaborative effort between the Deschutes National Forest and the Pacific Northwest Research Station, … Read more
Here’s an article in the Payson Roundup from Saturday. Below is an excerpt. Gila County Supervisor Tommie Martin — one of the driving forces in the 4FRI movement — was among those openly questioning whether Pioneer had the financing or expertise to undertake the massive thinning project, which depend on the contractor building bio-fuel plants … Read more
Our blog has profited from discussions of many hot topics regarding the Forest Service and public land management. Some folks, some internal and some external, have said “we need to talk about diversity in the FS.” I wondered about how the followers of this blog would feel, as it may be a bit FS-centric for … Read more