Counties On Fire
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
California Flamethrowers and National Wildfires
California Assemblyman, Miguel Santiago, is apoplectic at the news that Elon Musk’s Boring Company pre-sold 20,000 of its
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 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
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
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
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, and
Lessons From Eagle Creek
It would be easy for me to say, “It’s about damned time” to all the hand-wringers and wailers in
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
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