Results for keyword: National Forest Service
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Modern-day Muir copes with victory
Longtime California environmental activist Craig Thomas praises the Sierra Nevada Framework as a "landmark" document.
by Sam Kennedy, Aug 27, 2001 -
Career bureaucrat blazes a new trail
California regional forester Brad Powell, a 32-year agency employee not known as a "bunny-hugger," put his career on the line to finish and approve the Sierra Nevada Framework.
by Ann Brower, Aug 27, 2001 -
A plan for the Sierra: 20 years in the making
A timeline traces the evolution of the Sierra Framework from 1981, when the Forest Service first tackled the impact of intensive logging on the California spotted owl.
by Ann Brower, Aug 27, 2001 -
The way it works
Some facts are given about the Sierra Nevada Framework and its management plans for 11 national forests in California.
by Excerpted from the Record of Decision, Aug 27, 2001 -
Sierra Framework treads between protection, treatment
The Sierra Nevada Framework seeks to protect old-growth trees where the California spotted owl lives, but some critics say the agency should aggressively thin and clear the region's fire-prone forests.
by Lance Criley, Aug 27, 2001 -
Restoring the Range of Light
In California, the Forest Service issues a revolutionary management plan for the Sierra Nevada's forests, putting the health of trees and wildlife before that of the timber industry.
by Ed Marston, Aug 27, 2001 -
A modest chief moved the Forest Service miles down the road
In an interview, former Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck talks about the changes the agency saw during his tenure, and his hopes for the continuing restoration of the forests.
by Betsy Marston, May 07, 2001 -
Can Mr. Nice Guy lead the Forest Service?
Newly appointed Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth is generally liked and respected by agency colleagues, timber advocates and environmentalists, although some greens worry that he may not stand firm in the face of pressure from the Bush administration.
by Mark Matthews, May 07, 2001 -
A new plan frames the Sierra Nevada
The Forest Service has released its final plan for 11 national forests in California's Sierra Nevada, but the timber industry is already planning to appeal the Sierra Framework.
by Jane Braxton Little, Feb 12, 2001 -
Final roadless plan drives Clinton's legacy
The Forest Service has released its final version of a plan to limit road-building on nearly one-third of the nation's national forest.
by Rebecca Clarren, Dec 04, 2000
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