Collaboration

Kurt Pregitzer: Dean, University of Idaho College of Natural Resources
Editor’s note: This is the first in a continuing series of interviews with faculty members at the University of

Slouching toward Hell
The do’s and don’ts of the regulatory hell-hole Congress has created for the Forest Service are on display

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

STEWARDSHIP IS NOT A PART-TIME JOB
The west is burning again - still. The air in most of Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, and South

Our Forestry Stars Are Lining Up
I have been swapping email notes with Society of American Foresters editor, Steve Wilent, for years. Mainly we commiserate about

A Sea Change In How Federal Judges View Collaborative Forest Restoration Projects
A sea change in how federal judges view collaborative forest restoration projects is underway. It is plainly visible in rulings

MARY FARNSWORTH AND CHERYL PROBERT: Good Neighbors to Know
Mary Farnsworth and Cheryl Probert are, respectively, the Forest Supervisors on the Idaho Panhandle and Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. More

MITCH FRIEDMAN: RESTORING RESILIENCY
Mitch Friedman is the Founder and Executive Director of Conservation Northwest, a Seattle-based conservation group that grew out of a

DAVID GROESCHL: IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS...LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR
David Groeschl [rhymes with “special”] is Idaho State Forester and Deputy Director of the Idaho Department of Lands. One of

BRUCE WARD: COLORADO'S FOREST CRISIS...THE WISDOM OF RECREATION
Bruce Ward is the Founder and President of Choose Outdoors, a Colorado-based coalition of outdoor recreation enthusiasts who work to

LYLE LAVERTY: IF I WERE CHIEF OF THE FOREST SERVICE...
Lyle Laverty is one of two Forest Service veterans known to be on the Trump Transition team’s list of

Lloyd McGee: Washington's National Forests - East of the Cascades...A Pathway Forward
“Really worthwhile social change is seldom easily accomplished. It takes a long time to build trust on common ground. Our