Counties On Fire
GETTING OUR NEEDS MET
The 2018 western wildfire season is already underway, and the news is not good in the Southwest or Utah. Dire
Protecting Our Sunset Lifestyle
Sunset magazine’s annual camping issue is on newsstands now and, as usual, it is an eclectic and informative salute
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 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
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
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
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
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
The War on the West, Part II
One of the Evergreen faithful asked me yesterday if I didn’t think my February 8 use of the word
Who "owns" wildfire?
Editor's Note: to read Jim Petersen's complementary essay Slouching Toward Hell, click here. Who “owns” wildfire?
The War on The West
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately
How many cigarettes in a burning tree?
A cigarette is what, three inches long? A burning tree is anywhere from 100 to 250 feet tall How many