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"
Past Issues
Winter 2006 - 2007
The Donato-Law Fiasco, Mixing Politics & Science: Alchemy at OSU
Mid-Spring 2006
Eastern Oregon's forests and communities are in a death spiral. Can anything be done to save them from certain disaster?
Spring 2006
Did Politics Doom The Northern Spotted Owl? It's time to modernize the Endangered Species Act
Winter 2005/2006
Forestry In Indian Country - Models of Sustainability for our National Forests?
August 2004
New Hope in New Mexico. State forester Butch Blazer wants your money and your talent
July 2004
Siskiyou Showdown - The politics of hope and destruction collide in southern Oregon
Spring 2004
"We Can Start Today", Ben and Dale Flanagan - Flanagan's Quality Contracting, Missoula, Montana
November 2003
Giant Minds, Giant Ideas: The US Forest Products Lab, at Madison Wisconsin
August 2003
What the Devil Is Our Government's Forest Management Objective? What the Devil Is Our Government's Forest Management Objective?
July 2003
Will This Environmental Disaster In Montana's Bitterroot National Forest Be the U.S Senate's Forest Legacy?
May 2003
TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR SOUTHWEST FORESTS Will Congress Act Before It's Too Late? Will Congress Act Before It's Too Late?
Summer 2002
The New Pioneers Hope Rises From The Ashes In Southwestern Forests
Fall 2001
The Bountiful Harvest, Securing America's Forest Future - Deb and Rick Smith, Rick Smith Logging, Kalispell, Montana
Spring 2000
Minnesota White Pine: Window on the Past - Bridge to the Future, Facts about Minnesota's Timber Industry State Forester Jerry Rose
Winter 2000
Should We Let Diseased National Forests Die and Burn?, Is Restoration Forestry A Better Idea Than Zero Cut?
September 1999
Case No. 1 Turns 100, The Federal Government Sold its First Timber Sale, in November, 1899: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
September 1996
Montana: Paradise Lost or Paradise Found?, Federal Columbia basin Proposal Due, Oregon Celebrates 25 Years of Forest Stewardship, Special Montana Forest Facts Section
human need to use natural resources is fundamental to our continued presence on earth."