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Time to speak up on rules governing how our forests are managed

March 17, 2011 By Cecilia Clavet

The Obama administration and the Forest Service last week hosted what they call a national roundtable. It was an effort to summarize and explain in detail the various components of the draft forest planning rule, which was published last month. When final, this rule will guide the Forest Service on how to manage 193 million acres of America’s national forests. The roundtable, held in Washington D.C., was the beginning of a series of public forums that will take place throughout the country. Read more

Wild elk shows forester that sometimes the answer isn’t so “clear cut”

January 21, 2011 By Bob Freimark

Elk in Montana

The ground was shaking, but it wasn’t like an earthquake, which made it even more disturbing. I looked around for my crew partner who looked as perplexed as I felt. Read more

Bird songs hit right note for forest protection

January 13, 2011 By Matt Dietz, Ph.D.

Olive-sided Flycatcher

"Quick, three beers!"  Although a cold one may be in order at the end of a long day in the field, this is not the call to head to the pub, but the call of an Olive-sided Flycatcher — at least it’s the mnemonic device that we ornithologists use to help remember its song. While I find it the most enticing of the mnemonics, it is certainly not the strangest. That distinction would go to the song of the Warbling Vireo, which we represent as “if I sees you I will seize you and I’ll squeeze you till you squirt!” Region:  California Read more

Forests in our children’s generation; Our 21st Century vision

February 25, 2010 By Mike Anderson, J.D.

Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont. Courtesy ForestWatch.

Feb. 16 was one of the proudest days in my 25 years working for The Wilderness  Society. That was the day we completed and sent to the U.S. Forest Service a 95-page comment letter that represents our best thinking about how our country’s 193 million-acre National Forest System should be managed to meet the challenges and demands of the 21st Century. Read more

Obama’s next big opportunity: Court decision gives president chance to shape future of forests

July 14, 2009 By Christopher Lancette

Malheur National Forest in the Blue Mountains of Oregon. Courtesy USFS.

Thanks to a court victory last month that tossed out misguided ideas for how the U.S. should manage its forests, President Obama now has a golden opportunity to replace them with his administration’s principles. The result could be a mandate for the Forest Service to make decisions about managing forests based on the 21st century imperatives of global warming and clean drinking water. Read more