We've frequently used the phrase "infrastructure collapse" to describe the slow erosion of wood product ...
My friend Craig Thomas sent me another e-mail note the other night. It nearly broke my heart. He is lonely. He misses his wife and kids and being home for the summer in ...
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."