Flippin' The Risk
How Wildland Fire Policy Shifted Danger from Firefighters to Everyone Else - and How the Forest Service Lost the Public Along
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10 minutes, 15 at the most
The six living former Chiefs of the U.S. Forest Service have jointly signed a letter to the U.S.
Collaboration
Slouching toward Hell
The do’s and don’ts of the regulatory hell-hole Congress has created for the Forest Service are on
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Dopey owls and dopey forestry
The new fret about pesticides killing northern spotted owls is worrisome on several fronts, but hardly news. Marijuana growers have
Collaboration
The Sense of a Goose
Yesterday, I went looking for an essay I wrote maybe 25 years ago titled, The Sense of a Goose. I
Counties On Fire
The Pack-a-Day Club: The Smoky Sequel
I never cease to be amazed by the stuff that comes over the transom here at Evergreen. Just when I
Counties On Fire
The Pack-A-Day Club
I wrote the first draft of this essay last October 9, then decided to set it aside until next summer
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A Sea Change in How Federal Judges View Collaborative Forest Restoration Projects: Part II
A Coeur d’Alene Press editor recently asked me why I believe federal judges are beginning to see collaborative forest
Counties On Fire
Bob Roper on Wildfires and What to do Next
Editor’s Note: Retired Nevada State Forester, Bob Roper, has written a brutally honest assessment of the underlying and still
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Western Fire Graphs
Last year, Evergreen Magazine commissioned a series of graphs that help to illustrate just how dire the situation in the
Counties On Fire
Some gentle New Year advice for Tony Tooke
New Forest Service Chief, Tony Tooke, has his hands full. The West’s wildfire-ravaged National Forests are falling apart,
Counties On Fire
Lessons From Eagle Creek
It would be easy for me to say, “It’s about damned time” to all the hand-wringers and wailers
Counties On Fire
NATURE DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU WANT
In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s wildfire season across the West. Again. Even the Wall Street Journal has