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"
We have long been admirers of the research and advocacy of Jim Sims and the Western Business Roundtable. Although WBR's activities are often centered in the energy and mining sectors, their work in climate change and forestry is well grounded and bears directly on the underlying causes of a host of problems and challenges facing forestry and timberland oweners in the western U.S. We are thus pleased to post WBR's excellent electronic newsletter on our site.
Click here for WBR Report - week of January 19, 2010
Click here for WBR Report - week of January 25, 2010
human need to use natural resources is fundamental to our continued presence on earth."