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Steve posted about this Pew piece yesterday, so I thought I’d take a closer look. He quoted: The USFS can better incorporate climate change-ready practices in four ways. 1) Use the best available science. 2) Identify specific climate change-ready management tools. 3) Monitor and adapt to changing conditions. 4) Engaging communities and Tribes. I think … Read more
This is a long and comprehensive story but I can only quote excerpts, sadly, due to the paywall. I’ll highlight a few points.. The title of the article is “In California forest plan, a hint of climate fights to come.” They seem like the same old fights to me, but with climate issues as a … Read more
I was surprised by the intensity of the discussion around the wildfire post. I don’t think we’re going to solve the “how dire is the climate situation and what is the best policy solution?” here in the humble TSW world. However, we can talk about what we know about, that is, forests. First, there seemed … Read more
On one hand, it seems like the Boulder County folks, with help, did an excellent job investigating the Marshall Fire, and changing their practices based on that knowledge. Along with the concept of “lessons learned”. All that information is posted on their website. including an After Action Report and a Facilitated Learning Analysis. On the … Read more
A kind TSW reader sent me a Marc Heller story from E&E News. Here’s a link to the hearing on last Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Troy Heithecker is a Forest Service Deputy Chief who testified in a hearing Tuesday. I didn’t much like the headline “GOP call for total fire suppression” since the bill says, … Read more
Steve Ellis sent this article he coauthored in 1993, noting that it’s still relevant today. A collaboration success story.
On March 21, the Council on Environmental Quality provided “Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Ecological Connectivity and Wildlife Corridors” to federal agencies. The Forest Service was a member of the working group that developed this guidance. “Connectivity is the degree to which landscapes, waterscapes, and seascapes allow species to move freely and ecological … Read more
This sounds really interesting but I have a conflict. Please contact me if you would like to attend and report on it for TSW, TSW will pay registration. Even if you go in person :). Here’s the link to register. On Tuesday, April 18th, the Andrus Center will host an in person environmental conference focused … Read more
I’m one of many people who has had the opportunity to be in interagency conflict resolution meetings, in my case FS, ACE and EPA. My own experience (based on a few incidents) is that some EPA employees have an attitude toward land management agencies that is not conducive to collaboration. Their attitude seemed to be … Read more
Here’s a 15-minute interview by Oregon Public Broadcasting (well, two separate interviews), about a planned BLM timber sale in southern Oregon. Intro text: The Bureau of Land Management recently approved a controversial forest management project in southwestern Oregon. The plan, called the “Late Mungers” project, includes roughly 7,500 acres of prescribed burning and tree thinning, … Read more