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"
Assessing Fuel Levels in Public Forests
The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have completed an impressive series of regional reports that estimate the amount of woody biomass that must be removed from publicly owned forests in order to reduce the looming risk of catastrophic wildfire.
The two agencies are using a reporting model called CROP - Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol - originally developed in 2003 by Oregon-based Mater Engineering. Since 2006, about 20 CROP assessments covering more than 50 million acres have been completed. To view the results, which appear as Power Point presentations, click here
Tags: biomass Woody biomass
human need to use natural resources is fundamental to our continued presence on earth."