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"
Beetle's Song Book
It's a rare day when someone doesn't send us a report or a news tip that stops us in our tracks. February 12 was no exception. We got word of an Associated Press report from Phoenix, Arizona about researcher at Northern Arizona University who are trying to drive bark beetles crazy by playing music that only the beetles can hear. Yup, the Beetle's Song Book is back, only this time the music isn't designed to entertain you. It's designed to drive you out of your ever lovin' skull. Actually, this is no joke - especially if it works. Ponderosa pine forests in northern Arizona have been devastated by pine beetles in recent years, [Forest Service, call your office], and no one seems know what to do about it. Comes now an NAU research team with a startling new approach.
Click here to read "The New Pioneers," an Evergreen report on forests and forestry in the American Southwest
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