A presentation on 10 February 2010, by William W. Keye (of the California Licensed Foresters Association) given at the UC/USFS Pre- and Post Wildfire Conference. You may get the PDF version (with the visuals) of his talk here: http://ucanr.org/sites/Prepostwildfire/files/3765.pdf _____ In looking over the agenda preparing for this talk I must tell you thatContinue reading “Science Isn’t Enough: A Forester’s Search for Truth”
Category Archives: environment
The role of science in policy
Spiked has, what to me is, a nuanced discussion with Professor Mike Hulme (professor of climate change in the school of environmental sciences at the University of East Anglia. He is author of Why We Disagree about Climate Change, published by Cambridge University Press.) on science and its role in informing policy. Two quotes ofContinue reading “The role of science in policy”
Weekend Postcard from Benicia, California
Benicia is a laid back place that Mary and I found easy to walk around in. It was California’s capital from 1853-4.
For whom the oil tolls
On April 20th around 10pm local time, a drilling vessel leased by British Petroleum (BP), the “Deepwater Horizon,” exploded, killing eleven workers. At the wellhead, 5,000 feet below the ocean surface, the fail-safe blowout preventer (BOP) did not pinch off the well as it was designed to do. The ruptured well gushes an estimated 5,000Continue reading “For whom the oil tolls”
It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine
Try matching the quote with who said it (answers at the bottom). Most convincing as evidence of populousness, we men have actually become a burden to the earth, the fruits of nature hardly suffice to sustain us, there is a general pressure of scarcity giving rise to complaints, since the earth can no longer supportContinue reading “It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine”
Small can be beautiful
Small is beautiful. An apartment like this sure makes you clean up and keep it neat, otherwise you’re screwed.
Weekend Postcard from Mountain Home State Forest
I was the Assistant Forest Manager at Mountain Home State Forest in the early 1980’s. Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest is a 4,800 acre tract of forest land in Tulare County managed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The State Forest lies within the Tule River watershed some 22 air miles northeastContinue reading “Weekend Postcard from Mountain Home State Forest”
Happy Arbor Day
Arbor day started in Nebraska in 1872 and is celebrated on the last Friday in April.Have you hugged a tree today? “Each generation takes the earth as trustees.” —J. Sterling Morton
The silence of the limbs
My name is Norm, I love trees, and I’m a forester. Foresters love all the types of forests that exist, young, old, and in between. Trees are awesome. We love all the stuff they provide, such as shade, habitat, cleaner air, clean water, and yes, wood. We are not Romantics. We don’t confer pastoral sceneryContinue reading “The silence of the limbs”
Sounding the alarmed, are the world’s forests 80% fragmented?
Ignorance is the parent of fear” – Herman Melville Willful Sturm und Drang A statement crafted to alarm you: “…80 percent of the world’s intact forests are already gone.” – Tzeporah Berman, co-founder of ForestEthics. But it could have come from any number of environmental organizations—in competition for your wallet. You need to act nowContinue reading “Sounding the alarmed, are the world’s forests 80% fragmented?”
Nullius in Verba 