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Washington Doesn't Need To Regulate Rain
Posted: 2011-12-13

Wynsma Revisited
Posted: 2011-05-26

We have been deluged by responses to Barry Wynsma's thoughtful essay on Forest Service leadership - or the lack thereof. Provided here is some feedback on the essay.

New to Evergreen: W.V. “Mac” McConnell Writes From Florida
Posted: 2011-05-17

W.V. "Mac" McConnell writes from Florida. He is a U.S. Forest Service retiree whose Power Point presentations have appeared on our website many times. His latest efforts are nearby: an updated version of his earlier "Timber Resource Management" Power Point and a fascinating photograph, "One Landscape: Four Views," that shows what is happening on adjacent public and private forests at Deep Creek, near Townsend, Montana.

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Judicial Regulation and Killing Jobs: The Ninth Circuit's Forest Roads' Decision – Waving Goodbye to Science-Based BMPs and More Than 35 Years of Regulatory Precedent
Posted: 2012-02-02

Mike Petersen Is Wrong
Posted: 2012-01-09

Editor's comment concerning Mike Petersen's (Executive Director - Lands Council) Response To Dr. Tom Bonnicksen's Essay, "Death Of A Forest: Why We Should Care"

Environmental Activist, Mike Petersen, Rebuts Dr. Tom Bonnicksen's Evergreen Essay, "Death Of A Forest: Why We Should Care".
Posted: 2012-01-08

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Why Implementation Procedures For Environmental laws Must Be Reformed
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Why Implementation Procedures Of Federal Environmental Laws Must Be Reformed
Posted: 2011-11-29

Are Environmentalists Ripping Off U.S. Taxpayers?
Posted: 2011-08-16

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Forest Stewardship - This aspen stand in northern Minnesota is ready for harvest. Aspen is a staple of the state's orient strand board industry. OSB is manufactured from aspen chips that are formed into four-foot by eight-foot panels in huge presses. OSB is widely used as a sheeting material in the homebuilding industry.
This aspen stand in northern Minnesota is ready for harvest. Aspen is a staple of the state's orient strand board industry. OSB is manufactured from aspen chips that are formed into four-foot by eight-foot panels in huge presses. OSB is widely used as a sheeting material in the homebuilding industry.
Forest Stewardship - This red pine forest is in the
This red pine forest is in the "Avenue of the Pines," a scenic highway that traverses Minnesota's Chippewa National Forest. Scientists believe this locale is capable of growing eastern white pine, but the species requires periodic thinning, which usually draws howls of protest from environmentalists.

Forest Stewardship - Looking up Jennings Rapids on Northwest Montana's Kootenai River. A wildfire swept over the mountain in the background in the early 1980s, but a beautiful stand of naturally regenerated western large and lodgepole now blankets the scene - a reminder of nature's resiliency. At one time, several thousand people lived in the town of Jennings, on the right hand side of this photograph. The town died out in the early 1900s, replaced by nearby Libby. Trees now grow where buildings once stood.
Looking up Jennings Rapids on Northwest Montana's Kootenai River. A wildfire swept over the mountain in the background in the early 1980s, but a beautiful stand of naturally regenerated western large and lodgepole now blankets the scene - a reminder of nature's resiliency. At one time, several thousand people lived in the town of Jennings, on the right hand side of this photograph. The town died out in the early 1900s, replaced by nearby Libby. Trees now grow where buildings once stood.
Forest Stewardship - This recent harvest is on Blandin Paper Company timberland near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Aspen and balsam fir were removed and red pine was saved to provide shade for eastern white pine seedlings that will be planted beneath them. There is a concerted effort underway to bring back white pine in Minnesota's forests.
This recent harvest is on Blandin Paper Company timberland near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Aspen and balsam fir were removed and red pine was saved to provide shade for eastern white pine seedlings that will be planted beneath them. There is a concerted effort underway to bring back white pine in Minnesota's forests.

Forest Stewardship - Here's another view of the old Jennings, Montana townsite, which was located just across the river. In the early 1900s, steam-powered stern-wheelers navigated the river below Jennings rapids. If you look closely at this photograph, you can see the ghostly remains of the early 1980s fire that swept over the mountain in the background. Western larch and lodgepole - most over 20 feet tall - now blanket everything but the rock outcroppings.
Here's another view of the old Jennings, Montana townsite, which was located just across the river. In the early 1900s, steam-powered stern-wheelers navigated the river below Jennings rapids. If you look closely at this photograph, you can see the ghostly remains of the early 1980s fire that swept over the mountain in the background. Western larch and lodgepole - most over 20 feet tall - now blanket everything but the rock outcroppings.
Forest Stewardship - The canopy of a towering eastern white pine photographed northeast of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. These old giants are routinely saved today as seed sources for new forests. Long known as the monarch of eastern forests, its unmistakable silhouette was sewn into the fabric of the first Revolutionary War battle flag - a symbol of the new nation's defiance of English rule, in particular the British Royal Navy, which appropriated all white pine two or more feet in diameter for ship's masts. The penalty for stealing one of Her Majesty's mast trees was hanging.
The canopy of a towering eastern white pine photographed northeast of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. These old giants are routinely saved today as seed sources for new forests. Long known as the monarch of eastern forests, its unmistakable silhouette was sewn into the fabric of the first Revolutionary War battle flag - a symbol of the new nation's defiance of English rule, in particular the British Royal Navy, which appropriated all white pine two or more feet in diameter for ship's masts. The penalty for stealing one of Her Majesty's mast trees was hanging.

Forest Stewardship - Apart from the spectacular cutthroat fishing it provides, Northwest Montana's gin clear Bull River bears witness to the effectiveness of the state's carefully crafted and faithfully followed logging regulations. Loggers who have completed the Montana Logging Association's Accredited Logging Professional program - and that's nearly all of the state's loggers - know better than to do anything that would spoil water quality, even for a moment.
Apart from the spectacular cutthroat fishing it provides, Northwest Montana's gin clear Bull River bears witness to the effectiveness of the state's carefully crafted and faithfully followed logging regulations. Loggers who have completed the Montana Logging Association's Accredited Logging Professional program - and that's nearly all of the state's loggers - know better than to do anything that would spoil water quality, even for a moment.
Forest Stewardship - This fine forest is owned by the Pike Lumber Company of Akron, Indiana. The 104-year old company owns more than 100 tracts like this one and provides management services for other landowners. This tract sits on a reclaimed mine site - a worthy testament to the resiliency of forests. Pike's two sawmills produce products in nine hardwood species.
This fine forest is owned by the Pike Lumber Company of Akron, Indiana. The 104-year old company owns more than 100 tracts like this one and provides management services for other landowners. This tract sits on a reclaimed mine site - a worthy testament to the resiliency of forests. Pike's two sawmills produce products in nine hardwood species.

Forest Stewardship - Big trees like this massive Bur oak can still be found growing on farm and forestland in Indiana. Although they are slow growers, they commonly live 200 to 300 years and can reach a height of 120 feet. They are fire and drought resistant and grow mostly in open sunlight. The tree is a member of the white oak family and yields high value hardwood.
Big trees like this massive Bur oak can still be found growing on farm and forestland in Indiana. Although they are slow growers, they commonly live 200 to 300 years and can reach a height of 120 feet. They are fire and drought resistant and grow mostly in open sunlight. The tree is a member of the white oak family and yields high value hardwood.
Forest Stewardship - Pike Lumber Company forester Mike Feller stands beside a massive oak tree in this 1997 photograph. Pike Lumber Company manages more than 100 Indiana tracts like this one for its landowning customers. The company won the National Hardwood Lumbermen's Association 2006 Forest Stewardship Award
Pike Lumber Company forester Mike Feller stands beside a massive oak tree in this 1997 photograph. Pike Lumber Company manages more than 100 Indiana tracts like this one for its landowning customers. The company won the National Hardwood Lumbermen's Association 2006 Forest Stewardship Award

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