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Counties On Fire
The Worst Wildfire Season in a Century
The western United States is on the leading edge of the worst wildfire season in a century. Worst in acres
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The Dinosaurs of the Elliott State Forest
Editor’s Note: McKenzie Peters has been working with Bob Zybach on his Oregon Watersheds and Websites project since 2012.
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The Next Chief
Vicki Christiansen’s decision to retire this summer has me thinking about the qualities – and qualifications – the Biden Administration should
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America's Massive Forest Management Crisis
Evergreen’s relationship with the National Association of Forest Service Retirees dates from the years when the late John Marker,
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Conservation's Conversation: JFK's Grey Towers Speech
Sixty years ago today - March 1, 1961 – less than two months after his presidency began, John Fitzgerald Kennedy signed
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Front and Center: Triage Forestry
In a recent three-part essay – posted January 4, 6 and 8 on our website - I said I thought it
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It's Time to Declare War on Wildfire Part 3
This is part 3 of our series "It's time to declare war on wildfire". You can
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Sheer Neglect
Where on Earth is Our Passion? Where is Our Sense of Urgency? Am I the only guy in this country
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It's Time to Declare War on Wildfire Part 2
This is Part 2 of our series "It's Time to Declare War on Wildfire." Part 1
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It's Time to Declare War on Wildfire Part 1
It might be the Christmas season, but you’d never know it from the volume of angry email we’re
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The Electoral Forest
We are again immersed in a lot of electoral commotion stemming from the fact that our states don’t have
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On Snowy Nights: By Jim Petersen
As we are once again in the holiday season. 2020 has left everyone a bit battered and disheartened. It seems