Results for keyword: National Forest Service
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In-house wisdom, or White House meddling?
Forest Service insiders say President Bush’s Council on Environmental Quality has added new corporate-style rules to the agency’s forest-planning program
by Greg Hanscom, May 16, 2005 -
The wisdom of the ground troops
If the folks who run the Forest Service listened to the wisdom of their people on the ground, disasters like the Biscuit Fire logging project would be less likely to occur
by Paul Larmer, May 16, 2005 -
Forest Service employees and activist face racketeering charges
In Fawnskin, Calif., an activist and two Forest Service employees helped stop a condo development. Now they're getting sued under a federal racketeering act.
by Matt Weiser, Mar 07, 2005 -
Political appointee slashes forest protections
David Tenny of the Department of Agriculture has used his discretionary powers to alter the master plan for Colorado’s White River National Forest, lessening its protections for water and wildlife.
by Bob Berwyn, Mar 07, 2005 -
State sues over Sierra forest plan
The state of California is suing the U.S. Forest Service for approving a new management plan that more than triples logging in the Sierra Nevada
by J.M. McCord, Feb 21, 2005 -
Transforming the Forest Service: Maverick bureaucrat Wendy Herrett
Wendy Herrett, a woman with "the heart of a warrior," braved discrimination to become the first female district ranger in the Forest Service and a pioneer in ecosystem management
by Tim Sullivan, Dec 06, 2004 -
Now that we’ve clear-cut the Forest Service…
The writer once suggested that the U.S. Forest Service clear-cut itself; to his surprise, it did
by Ed Marston, Nov 22, 2004 -
One significant step toward reining in those pesky all-terrain vehicles
The writer says that at last, the Forest Service seeks to curtail off-road vehicles on all 155 national forests
by Sean Smith, Jul 12, 2004 -
Outsourced
The Bush administration is outsourcing to private contractors jobs formerly done by employees of federal agencies, among them the job of the Forest Service Content Analysis Teams (CATs) – the people who receive and report the comments of the public. The
by Greg Hanscom, Apr 26, 2004 -
Forest Service duplicity stands out like a clearcut
The writer criticizes the Forest Service for selling a logging plan in California with Montana photos
by John Krist, Apr 26, 2004
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