Social 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 ArticleResilient Federal Forests Act of 2017
On November 1st, 2017 the House of Representatives voted 232 to 188 to pass House Resolution 2936. This is the second house bill that has passed in the last couple of years having to do with National...
View ArticleNew Reality
Have you stopped to think about the landscape of the Forest Industry as it relates to the Forest Service? Very few people realize the reality is that much of the industry has written off timber from...
View ArticleForest Service Policy
Washington DC has dominated headlines over the last year. Some of it including Federal Land, but not much to do with the Forest Service. Forest fires being the possible exception. It doesn’t mean...
View ArticleRight-sizing the Forest Industry
Our federal forests suffer from the chicken and egg conundrum. The Forest Service has reduced its harvest volumes over the last 30 years, which drastically changed the landscape of the forest...
View ArticleSoftwood Lumber & The US Forest Service
What do the Softwood Lumber dispute and the US Forest Service have to do with one another? At first glance, very little. However, there could be an unlikely connection. One of the main complaints...
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 ArticleClimate Change Theory
Climate Change caused by human activity is a theory. Is it possible that human activity is influencing the earth’s climate? Sure. Is it probable that it’s having an effect on our climate? It seems...
View ArticleWildfire – 2018 Edition
Wildfire – 2018 Edition The 2018 Wildfire season has been one for the ages. It seems as though wildfires are burning nearly everywhere in the west. Should we be surprised? After nearly 30 years of...
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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