Federal Land Management 2.017
If we are going to get better at managing lands we need a better land allocation method. All lands need to be inventoried and grouped together based on desired outcomes. We see three necessary land...
View ArticleActive Management
What does active management mean for National Forests? When people hear this or read this for the very first time, there are many different thoughts. For those that are in the Forest Industry, it...
View ArticleA to Z
What is the A to Z project? This is a US Forest Service project that is very unique. It’s located on the Colville National Forest in Northeast Washington State. What makes A to Z Unique? This project...
View ArticleA to Z Update
A to Z Hearing Video Since publishing the A to Z blog post, readers have been asking how the court appearance actually went. Many of you may know how to find these videos, but in case you didn’t here...
View ArticleSmoke
Hot Weather Equals Summer Smoke August 2017 has covered much of the West with a blanket of smoke. Although the media has been portraying this as coming from the BC fires, there are fires throughout...
View ArticleSocial Science
I’ve been thinking about forest management as a social science for many years. As a teen, I remember wondering why people were fighting about the activities in our forests. Of course, I understood the...
View ArticleForests of Abundance
In early February the Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, WA ran this story about how the Colville National Forest is starting to gain traction in terms of forest management. Colville National...
View ArticleCalifornia Wildfires
It’s time to change the narrative surround forests and fire. We can change the outcomes of these fires now, and in the future. The firestorm in California has ignited a debate. Unfortunately, the...
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