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Editor's Desk
“Unhappy” Trump Signs Budget Bill
Despite being “unhappy,” President Donald Trump has signed the $1.3 trillion Omnibus spending bill Friday night, after earlier threatening
Counties On Fire
U.S. House fixes the fire borrowing mess; on to the Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives has belatedly fixed the fire borrowing mess that has for several years forced the
The State Of Our Forests
In Our Youth, Our Hearts were Touched with Fire
Keynote address by James D. Petersen Founder and President, The Evergreen Foundation Resilient Landscapes, Thriving Communities: Achieving a Collaborative Vision
Editor's Desk
The Newspaper Ad I Want to See
This full-page advertisement in the May 2 Wall Street Journal that caught my eye: A Federal Court has ordered R.
Collaboration
The Public Interest
Many organizations claim to be public interest groups – that is to say, groups that advocate or lobby for a perceived
Grace And Dirt
The Firestorm of Misogyny
A Firestorm has begun... The U.S. Forest service is going to have an interesting time filling the position of
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The Silver Fire: Recovery, Restoration and Roundup
Rich Stem, an old Forest Service friend, now retired and living in Montana, has gently chided us for not remembering
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National Wildfire Institute: Vision 2025
Editor’s Note: Our colleague, Bruce Courtright, who chairs the National Wildfire Institute [NWI] at Fort Jones, California, has shared
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Old Scars, New Wounds Part II: Firebrand
Editor’s Note: Many environmentalists have long insisted that people living in rural areas should have no say in how
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Will wildfire and smoke kill tourism?
During the nastiest days of the spotted owl war, Oregon’s environmentalists frequently reminded their rural brethren that “tourism is
Collaboration
Rodney Smoldon Interview
Rodney Smoldon is the Forest Supervisor on the 1.1 million-acre Colville National Forest in northeast Washington. From his office
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The Chetco Bar Fire: Old Scars, New Wounds
Editor’s Note: Retired California businessman, Guy McMahan, sent us a copy of his response to the Forest Service’s