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"
Editor's Note:
Seeing Red in the Redwoods
It has been an article of faith among movers and shakers in the conservation moment that California's coastal redwoods are products of natural disturbance - namely infrequent wildfire and coastal weather patterns, including seasonal gale-force winds. But Forest Service scientist, Dr. Steven Norman, has found evidence suggesting that more frequently occuring Indian fires have played a far more significant role in shaping these beautiful forests than has been previously recognized. His 2007 report, "A 500-Year Record of Fire from a Humid Coast Redwood Forest," tracks well with other studies that make a convincing case for the role Indian fire played in shaping and re-shaping so-called pre-European forests, which we have incorrectly assumed were soley products of natural disturbance. Click below for Dr. Norman's report.
500-Year Record of Fire 
human need to use natural resources is fundamental to our continued presence on earth."