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"
Western National Forests: Charts One
Dr. Jay O’Laughlin, Director, Policy Analysis Group, University of Idaho, and Philip S. Cook, PAG Research Associate constructed these charts from information available from various U.S. Forest Service Sources including Forest Resources of the United States, 1997, and subsequent updates. Dr. Con Schallau, a forest economist and member of the Evergreen Foundation Board of Directors, constructed the Page 27 “Forecasts for Growth, Harvest and Mortality” for five western national forests using USFS data.
human need to use natural resources is fundamental to our continued presence on earth."