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"
Dear Readers:
With so much going on in the biomass to energy arena, I want to point out two articles in the "Breaking News" section below. The first story is one that came out last week titled "Burning biomass for electricity creates more greenhouse gas than coal" which has stirred both praise and controversy around the globe. The second story, "Biomass Power Association Demands Apology from State of Massachusetts After Misleading Biomass Report" gives an industry perpective on the report. Stay tuned over the coming weeks and months as we'll keep you up to date on all that's happening around this debate.
Best wishes,
Craig Rawlings
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