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Of salvage logging and salvation

If we truly want to "salvage" our forests – and the rest of our environment – we need to think beyond salvage logging, and acknowledge that the value of dead trees cannot be measured in board-feet alone

by Pepper Trail, Dec 25, 2006
'You've got me wrong': A Conversation with Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth

Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth talks about how his agency has changed over the years, defending current forest management policies as well as the Service’s dealings with the energy industry

by Paul Larmer and Greg Hanscom, Aug 07, 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
A law born from the ashes

In George W. Bush’s Healthy Forests: Reframing the Environmental Debate, authors Jacqueline Vaughn and Hanna Cortner demonstrate that under Bush, "there has been a rollback of environmental standards and regulations."

by Renee Guillory, Apr 17, 2006
National Fire Plan vs. the Healthy Forests rule changes

The National Fire Plan, the Healthy Forests Initiative and the Healthy Forests Restoration Act are explained and compared

by Kathie Durbin, Apr 17, 2006
Slim margins

Loggers say forest-restoration work, which involves the thinning and cutting of small, skinny trees, doesn’t bring in much money

by Kathie Durbin, Apr 17, 2006
The War on Wildfire

President Bush says the Healthy Forests Restoration Act and Initiative were needed to fight wildfire, but several years into the new rules, critics question whether the changes they brought were helpful or even necessary

by Kathie Durbin, Apr 17, 2006
Forest Service shuts down 'three old geezers'

Armed law enforcement officers prevented three environmentalists, including 83-year-old Stewart Brandborg, from attending a Forest Service press conference in Hamilton, Mont.

by Ray Ring and Carlotta Grandstaff, Jan 23, 2006

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Results for keyword: thinning

Of salvage logging and salvation

'You've got me wrong': A Conversation with Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth

Burning down the house

A law born from the ashes

National Fire Plan vs. the Healthy Forests rule changes

Slim margins

The War on Wildfire

Forest Service shuts down 'three old geezers'

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