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"
PERC, the Property and Environmental Research Center, Bozeman, Montana, has produced a very thoughful report concerning green energy. The report, written by Alison Berry and edited by Laura Huggins, provides a wealth of information for anyone wanting to more about green energy's many possibilities - especially those which might someday flow from dead and dying federal forests. Ms Berry was still with PERC at the time she wrote this report. She is now an Energy and Economics Research Assistant with the Sonoran Institute. Click here to go to our Biomass section to read Ms. Berry's report.
PERC Green Energy
human need to use natural resources is fundamental to our continued presence on earth."