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"
Mike Dubrasich is the founder and executive director of the Western Institute for Study of the Environment [W.I.S.E.], a Lebanon, Oregon think tank that is building an on-line library focused on forests, wildfire and environmental history.
Mr. Dubrasich is one of the most passionate, thoughtful and prolific writers that we’ve encountered in many years. We are pleased to have him in our stable of regular contributing columnists – and to be able to feature some of his more provocative writings from time to time.
Mr. Dubrasich holds degrees in Forestry [UC Berkeley 1974] and Statistics [Oregon State University 1995]. He is the author f “A Guide to Innovative Tree Farming in the Pacific Northwest and has been a consulting forester in Oregon for 28 year, specializing in forest biometics.
We highly recommend his W.I.S.E. website http://westinsenv.org
human need to use natural resources is fundamental to our continued presence on earth."