Baucus and Wyden Pledge to Extend Secure Rural Schools Program
Given the discussion at OSU yesterday about what Canada is doing with community forests ( i missed the end of the discussion on stewardship contracting due to other commitments) I thought this was...
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“A New Approach to Public Lands” Oregon State University Seminar with Dr....
Note: you can click on the below photo to get closer to the ground. Here is the stored webcast. I found the idea that our neighbor to the North has some interesting ideas and experiences that we could...
View ArticleSubpanel to explore discrepancy in state-federal logging levels
From E&E News.. Here is a link and below is an excerpt. For example, Washington state’s Department of Natural Resources over the past decade harvested an average of 566 million board feet per year...
View ArticleHearing on Forest Service Management and Trusts by House Resources Committee
Here’s a link to the report. Thanks to Derek! Also here is a piece from E&E news daily. Below is an excerpt. Legislative proposals from last Congress In concept, yesterday’s proposals are similar...
View ArticleRocky Barker: Good reasons why federal forests don’t pay like the state’s
Here’s the link and here’s an excerpt. In the days when the Forest Service did try to emphasize making money from logging, it lost support across the West because it was clear-cutting. No matter how...
View ArticleCan Idaho manage public lands better than the feds? Idaho Statesman and Some...
Now I am not for land transfer as a solution. I think that there is a middle way, or a variety of middle ways, to be tested that could help us deal with the concerns of local people and officials. But...
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Elliot State Forest Parcels Are Sold
Photo by www.facebook.com/LarryHarrellFotoware An update from Bob Z. Elliot State Forest Sale Closes Amid Controversy Elliott State Forest Sale Statesman Journal The Oregon Department of State Lands...
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Interview With Lynn Jungwirth, Community Forestry Pioneerwith
Lynn Jungwirth About 15 or so years ago, I attended a Leadership Academy for the Society of American Foresters for which Lynn Jungwirth was the keynote speaker on leadership. She was amazing and...
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Rim Fire Update
Apparently, enough of the hazard trees within the Rim Fire on the Stanislaus NF have been cut so that the travel ban has finally been lifted, after more than a year. I heard one report that says that...
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FROM INDONESIA: Jokowi’s sustainable community-based forest management
Like Ron Roizen, I thought that this was interesting, as posted here on NWFF. thanks, Ron!
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