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“When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is reduced to the quest for power.“- Alston Chase, author of “Playing God in Yellowstone.” ‘Redd’ is another ort in the acronym soup of climate-speak from the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); it stands for “Reducing [...] Will the Center for Biological Diversity’s lawsuit filed against Cal Fire have the putative result of slowing global warming? Not likely, probably the exact opposite [...] I have read a number of articles, blog posts, op-eds, etc., declaring that timber harvesting is not the answer to the problem–timber harvesting is the problem. Well the old axiom about a picture holds, a picture is worth a thousand words. With that in mind, check out Tom Knudson’s article, Fire, climate and thinning over [...] Humboldt State has funds from the USDA Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program for multicultural freshman and transfer students attending Humboldt State University starting fall 2009. You must enroll in and be on track to graduate from the Forestry or Rangeland Resource major with your choice of options: Wildland Soils Forestry Options: [...] …and see the sausage being made. California Uses Internet ‘Wiki’ to Develop California’s Green Chemistry Regulations At the end of January, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) launched a “wiki” to gather comment for development of ‘Green Chemistry’ regulations. Wikis, such as Wikipedia.org, allow anyone to contribute or modify content using simple on-line tools. Regulations flesh [...] How did skid road morph into skid row? Webster’s Online Dictionary defines a “skid road” as: A road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled. Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary defines a “skid road” as: A road along which logs are skidded. The California Board of Forestry defines skid roads (or tractor roads) as “constructed trails or established [...] “We Californians are really not very good conservationists – we’re very good preservationists. Conservation means you use resources well and responsibly. Preservation means you are rich enough to set aside things you want and buy them from someone else.” – William Libby, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley New Zealand harvests trees. Today, with over four [...] Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced his appointment of Del Walters as director of CAL FIRE. “With more than 30 years of service at CAL FIRE, Del Walters is the perfect person to head our state’s firefighting efforts,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “Playing a key role in combating the 2007 and 2008 firestorms, he has the experience and [...] This circa 1967 picture* is of Cliff Fago scaling (measuring logs to determine their net volume) old growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) logs. Log scaling – calculating the net volume in a log Cliff became the first permanent forest manager of Boggs Mountain State Forest (BMSF) in 1965. In 1967, he conducted the BMSF’s first timber sale [...] |
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