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"
John Marker is the Northwest Director of NAFSR, a Forest Management graduate of The Penn State School of Forestry, retired from the US Forest Service after more than 33 years of service as Director of Public Affairs for the agency’s Northwest Region in Portland, Oregon. He is a Fellow of the Society of American Foresters, co-founder and publisher of Wildland Firefighter magazine and serves on several county commissions in Hood River County, Oregon where he and his own a commercial orchard.
human need to use natural resources is fundamental to our continued presence on earth."