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.
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.
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"
A Graphic Perspective on Public and Privately-owned Forests in the U.S.
[1] All of the charts on these two pages are from Forest Resources of the United States; 1997, a USFS report by W. Brad Smith, John S. Vissage, David R. Darr and Raymond M. Sheffield; and GTR-NC-219, 2001
human need to use natural resources is fundamental to our continued presence on earth."