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Results for keyword: national forests

Face it: All forests are "sluts"

If an allegedly untouched piece of woodland is "virgin forest," what does that make a forest that’s been logged or burnt or otherwise used by humans over the years?

by Sharon Friedman, Apr 13, 2012
Who can capture the Forest Service?

The national forests are in such terrible shape that it's worth trying a few experiments in collaborative restoration work.

by Paul Larmer , Oct 06, 2010
Confessions of an off-road outlaw

A hunter who once tore through the woods on his ORV rethinks his ways after he realizes that he’s scaring off wildlife

by Garrett VeneKlasen, Nov 06, 2009
Roadless-less

Judge Clarence Brimmer is determined to bring down Clinton's roadless forest rule, which has been mired in lawsuits ever since its controversial birth.

by Ray Ring, Nov 02, 2009
To fight fire, fight forest development

The only way to bring firefighting costs under control is to discourage the stupid practice of building houses right next to fire-prone Western forests.

by Ray Rasker , May 01, 2009
Where the rubber leaves the road

Colorado's new off-road vehicle bill expands enforcement

by Evelyn Schlatter, Mar 31, 2008
A rough road to repair

Abandoned logging routes wash $1.3 billion of trouble into Northwestern watersheds

by Francisco Tharp, Mar 27, 2008
Advice from a horse

An HCN intern goes for a backcountry horse ride, and learns that while sharing trails can be a challenge, the payoff is worth it.

by Eve Rickert, Jun 15, 2007
Clinton-era roadless rule is back... for now

A federal judge has reinstated President Clinton’s roadless rule protecting forests in the Lower 48 states, but the decision seems to have only confused the issue of forest management and is likely to end up back in court

by Evan Tea, Oct 16, 2006
Burning down the house

Despite the promises of the Healthy Forests Act, the Bush administration has proposed sweeping cuts to community fire programs in the West

by Sarah Gilman, May 01, 2006