Editor's Desk

What do you want from your forest?
Wesley Rickard, my late father-in-law, was a forestry legend. He was the old Weyerhaeuser Timber Company’s first forest economist,

Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy, No. 11
Part 11 of this series is a lecture that Evergreen Founder James D. Petersen presented to a graduate-level forestry class

Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy, No. 10
This is the tenth part of "Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy," a series of essays tracing the

Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy, Part 9
This is the ninth part of "Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy," a series of essays tracing the

Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy, Part 8
This is the eighth part of "Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy," a series of essays tracing the

ROBERT T. FRERES: 1929-2019 ANOTHER GIANT GONE
Editor’s Note: Jim Petersen delivered the Eulogy at Bob Freres’ funeral at Immaculate Conception church in Stayton, Oregon, November

Wayne Giesy: 1920-2019 Another Giant Gone
Forestry lost another giant in July – and I lost a great friend. Wayne Giesy’s contributions to the noble cause

Youth Forestry Programs: Engaging the Next Generation
Editor’s Note: We have long been supporters of educational programs that encourage young men and women to pursue careers

Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy, Part 7
This is the seventh part of Felt Necessities: Engines of Forest Policy, a series of essays tracing the history of

Burning an Empire: NAFSR's Letter to Secretary Purdue and Workforce Capacity Study
Thank God the 2019 wildfire season has not yet turned into the tragedy that occurred in 2018 when 102 people

Maybe They Should Shoot Smokey, Too
So the Trump Administration is closing nine of its 25 Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers [JCCCC] and transferring the remaining

"Incredibly Short-Sighted, Ineffective and Stupid"
Our colleague, Michael Rains expresses his dismay at the Trump Administration's decision to shutter nine Job Corps Civilian