Commentary Updates
Battling Over the Forest Restoration Meme
President Jokes About ‘Snowmageddon’
Defining, Identifying, and Protecting Old-Growth Trees
Cap-and-Trade Is Dead
A PoMo Deconstruction of AGW
Summarizing the Defects in Wyden’s OEFROGPJA
Land Swapping Bill Proposed by Wyden and Merkley
Synopsis of Wolf-Borne Hydatid Disease
NAIS is NOT dead!
22 Wolves
Environmental Justice on the Payette NF
Interview With Will Graves: Author, “Wolves in Russia: Anxiety Through The Ages”
Wyoming Coalition Blasts USFWS for Politicized Wolf Reintroductions
On Predator-Prey Relations
Wolf Tapeworms Are a Serious Threat to Wildlife, Pets, and People
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation Cool Regime Increases Salmon Runs
Huge Coho Salmon Run Swamps Fish Hatcheries
Record Salmon Run in Idaho
How Government Destroyed Science in Columbia River Dam Decisionmaking
Federal Courts Ensure Junk Science Governs Salmon Harvest Decisions
Looters Limit Out on BPA Salmon Dollars
Recent Titles
Defining, Identifying, and Protecting Old-Growth Trees by Mike Dubrasich in Forest and Fire Sciences
Titles through 31 January 2010
Using a spatially explicit ecological model to test scenarios of fire use by Native Americans: An example from the Harlem Plains, New York, NY by William T. Bean and Eric W. Sanderson in Forest and Fire Sciences
Pre-Columbian geometric earthworks in the upper Pur’us: a complex society in western Amazonia by Martti Parssinen, Denise Schaan, and Alceu Ranzi in History of Western Landscapes
Two Views of the Serengeti: One True, One Myth by Charles E. Kay in Wildlife Sciences
Wolf Predation: More Bad News by Charles E. Kay in Wildlife Sciences
The Kaibab Deer Incident: Myths, Lies, and Scientific Fraud by Charles E. Kay in Wildlife Sciences
Mistreatment of the economic impacts of extreme events in the Stern Review Report on the Economics of Climate Change by Roger Pielke Jr. in Forest and Fire Sciences
Reduced Fire Frequency Changes Species Composition of a Ponderosa Pine Stand by Alan Dickman in Forest and Fire Sciences
Silvicultural research and the evolution of forest practices in the Douglas-fir region by Robert O. Curtis, Dean S. DeBell, Richard E. Miller, Michael Newton, J. Bradley St. Clair, and William I. Stein in Forest and Fire Sciences
Titles through 31 December 2009
Spark and Sprawl: A World Tour by Stephen J. Pyne in Forest and Fire Sciences
Historic Anthropogenically Maintained Bear Grass Savannas of the Southeastern Olympic Peninsula by David Peter and Daniela Shebitz in History of Western Landscapes
Ecological and Cultural Significance of Burning Beargrass Habitat on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington by Daniela Joy Shebitz, Sarah Hay den Reichard and Peter W Dunwiddie in History of Western Landscapes
Bighorn hunting, resource depression, and rock art in the Coso Range, eastern California: a computer simulation model by Alan P. Garfinkel, David A. Young, and Robert M. Yohe II in History of Western Landscapes
Titles through 31 October 2009
The Wildland/Science Interface by Stephen J. Pyne in Forest and Fire Sciences
The Forest Health Crisis: How Did We Get In This Mess? by Charles E. Kay in Forest and Fire Sciences
Tending Fires by Roger Underwood in SOS Forests
Rhymes With Chiricahua by Stephen J. Pyne in Forest and Fire Sciences
The relationship of respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions to the southern California wildfires of 2003 by R. J. Delfino, S. Brummel, J. Wu, H. Stern, B. Ostro, M. Lipsett, A. Winer, D. H. Street, L. Zhang, T. Tjoa and D. L. Gillen in Forest and Fire Sciences
Titles through 30 September 2009
Causes of Post-Fire Runoff and Erosion: Water Repellency, Cover, or Soil Sealing? by Isaac J. Larsen, Lee H. MacDonald, Ethan Brown, Daniella Rough, Matthew J. Welsh, Joseph H. Pietraszek, Zamir Libohova, Juan de Dios Benavides-Solorio, and Keelin Schaffrath in Forest and Fire Sciences
A 500-year record of fire from a humid coast redwood forest by Steven P. Norman in History of Western Landscapes
Two Forests Under The Big Sky: Tribal V. Federal Management by Alison Berry in Forest and Fire Sciences
World Trade and Biological Exchanges Before 1492 by John L. Sorenson and Carl L. Johannessen reviewed in History of Western Landscapes
Fire Gods and Federal Policy by Thomas M. Bonnicksen in Forest and Fire Sciences
Titles through 31 August 2009
U.S. Wildfire Cost-Plus-Loss Economics Project: The “One-Pager” Checklist by Bob Zybach, Michael Dubrasich, Gregory Brenner, and John Marker in Forest and Fire Sciences
The Complexities of State Management of Wildlife Under Federal Laws by Randy Budge in Wildlife Sciences
An Asian origin for a 10,000-year-old domesticated plant in the Americas by David L. Erickson, Bruce D. Smith, Andrew C. Clarke, Daniel H. Sandweiss, and Noreen Tuross in History of Western Landscapes
Initial formation of an indigenous crop complex in eastern North America at 3800 B.P. by Bruce D. Smith and Richard A. Yarnell in History of Western Landscapes
Impacts of California Wildfires on Climate and Forests: A Study of Seven Years of Wildfires (2001-2007) by Thomas M. Bonnicksen in Forest and Fire Sciences
Titles through 31 July 2009
Testimony of Dr. Peter Kolb on Mountain Pine Beetle by Peter Kolb in Forest and Fire Sciences
Sea otters, shellfish, and humans: 10,000 years of ecological interaction on San Miguel Island, California by Jon M. Erlandson, Torben C. Rick, Michael Graham, James Estes, Todd Braje, and René Vellanoweth in History of Western Landscapes
Origins and antiquity of the island fox (Urocyon littoralis) on California’s Channel Islands by Torben C. Rick, Jon M. Erlandson, René L. Vellanoweth, Todd J. Braje, Paul W. Collins, Daniel A. Guthrie, and Thomas W. Stafford Jr. in History of Western Landscapes
Aspen: A Vanishing Resource by Charles E. Kay in Forest and Fire Sciences
Titles through 30 June 2009
Re-Inventing the United States Forest Service: Evolution from Custodial Management, to Production Forestry, to Ecosystem Management by Doug MacCleery in Forest and Fire Sciences
The Threat of the Yrmo: The Political Ontology of a Sustainable Hunting Program by Mario Blaser in Wildlife Sciences
Patch Burning by Stephen Pyne in Forest and Fire Sciences
People of the Prairie, People of the Fire by Stephen Pyne in Forest and Fire Sciences
Fire History and Research, Big Bar Ranger District, Northwestern Trinity County, California: Critique of Fire Suppression Practices by Concerned Citizens for Responsible Fire Management in Forest and Fire Sciences
Voice & Vision: A Guide to Writing History and Other Serious Nonfiction by Stephen Pyne reviewed in SOS Forests
Titles through 31 May 2009
Bushfires, Prescribed Burning, and Global Warming by Roger Underwood, David Packham, and Phil Cheney in Forest and Fire Sciences
Revitalizing Science in a Risk-Averse Culture: Reflections on the Syndrome and Prescriptions for Its Cure by Gerald H. Pollack in Forest and Fire Sciences
Impacts Of Earthquake Tsunamis On Oregon Coastal Populations by Leland Glisen in History of Western Landscapes
The jam post and plain wire fence: An insight into York’s agricultural, ecological and economic history by Roger Underwood in History of Western Landscapes
Titles through 31 March 2009
Soil respiration in Amazonian plantations treated with charcoal, and mineral or organic fertilisers by Christoph Steiner, Murilo Rodrigues de Arruda, Wenceslau G. Teixeira, and Wolfgang Zech in Forest and Fire Sciences
Nitrogen retention and plant uptake on a highly weathered central Amazonian Ferralsol amended with compost and charcoal by Christoph Steiner, Bruno Glaser, Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira, Johannes Lehmann, Winfried E.H. Blum, and Wolfgang Zech in Forest and Fire Sciences
Effect of low-temperature pyrolysis conditions on biochar for agricultural use by J. W. Gaskin, C. Steiner, K. Harris, K. C. Das, B. Bibens in Forest and Fire Sciences
Evaluating the Purpose, Extent, and Ecological Restoration Applications of Indigenous Burning Practices in Southwestern Washington by Linda Storm and Daniela Shebitz in History of Western Landscapes
Environmentally biased fragmentation of oak savanna habitat on southeastern Vancouver Island, Canada by Mark Vellend, Anne D. Bjorkman, and Alan McConchie in History of Western Landscapes
Reconstructing Historic Ecotones Using the Public Land Survey: The Lost Prairies of Redwood National Park by Joy A. Fritschle in History of Western Landscapes
Australian Bushfire Management: a case study in wisdom versus folly by Roger Underwood in Forest and Fire Sciences
The Government Grant System: Inhibitor of Truth and Innovation? by Dr. Donald W. Miller, Jr. MD in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology
Fire, Flogging, Measles and Grass: the influence of early York settlers on bushfire policy in Western Australia by David Ward and Roger Underwood in History of Western Landscapes
Reconstructing the Fire History of the Jarrah Forest of south-western Australia by David Ward and Gerard Van Didden in Forest and Fire Sciences
Watershed Response to Western Juniper Control by Timothy L. Deboodt in Forest and Fire Sciences
Titles through 28 Feb 2009
Cultivated Landscapes of Native Amazonia and the Andes by William M. Denevan in History of Western Landscapes
Of Fates, Forests, and Futures: Myths, Epistemes, and Policy in Tropical Conservation by Susanna B. Hecht in History of Western Landscapes
The legacy of cultural landscapes in the Brazilian Amazon: implications for biodiversity by Michael J. Heckenberger, J. Christian Russell, Joshua R. Toney, and Morgan J. Schmidt in History of Western Landscapes
Fuel treatment effects on tree-based forest carbon storage and emissions under modeled wildfire scenarios by Matthew Hurteau and Malcolm North in Forest and Fire Sciences
The Return of Caribou to Ungava by A.T. Bergerud, Stuart N. Luttich, and Lodewiih Camps, reviewed by Charles E. Kay in Wildlife Sciences
Range Reference Areas and The Condition of Shrubs on Mule Deer Winter Ranges by Charles E. Kay in Wildlife Sciences
Amazonian Dark Earths: Wim Sombroek’s Vision by William I. Woods, Wenceslau G. Teixeira, Johannes Lehmann, Christoph Steiner, Antoinette M.G.A. WinklerPrins, and Lilian Rebellato (Editors) in History of Western Landscapes
Titles through 31 Dec 2008
Missouri Compromise by Stephen J. Pyne in Forest and Fire Sciences
Effects of Wolf Predation on North Central Idaho Elk Populations by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in Wildlife Sciences
Pre-industrial CO2 levels were about the same as today by Dr. Tim Ball in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology
Large predators: them and us! by Valerius Geist in Wildlife Sciences
The Preble’s meadow jumping mouse: subjective subspecies, advocacy and management by M.A. Cronin in Wildlife Sciences
A Proposal to Eliminate Redundant Terminology for Intra-Species Groups by M.A. Cronin in Wildlife Sciences
Variation In Mitochondrial DNA and Microsatellite DNA in Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) in North America by Matthew A. Cronin, Michael D. Macneil, and John C. Patton in Wildlife Sciences
Caribou Numbers in the NWT — The Outfitter’s Battle by John Andre in Wildlife Sciences
Titles through 30 Nov 2008
Intense forest wildfire sharply reduces mineral soil C and N: the first direct evidence by Bernard T. Bormann, Peter S. Homann, Robyn L. Darbyshire, and Brett A. Morrissette in Forest and Fire Sciences
Yellowstone’s Destabilized Effects, Science, and Policy Conflict by Frederick H. Wagner, reviewed by Cliff White in Wildlife Sciences
The Truth about Our Wildlife Managers’ Plan to Restore “Native” Ecosystems by George Dovel in Wildlife Sciences
Global Cooling Is Here! Evidence for Predicting Global Cooling For the Next Three Decades by Don J. Easterbrook in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology
Native Americans as active and passive promoters of mast and fruit trees in the eastern USA by Marc D. Abrams and Gregory J. Nowacki in History of Western Landscapes
Titles through 30 Sept 2008
Interactions Among Livestock Grazing, Vegetation Type, and Fire Behavior in the Murphy Wildland Fire Complex in Idaho and Nevada, July 2007 by Karen Launchbaugh et al. in Forest and Fire Sciences
History of the Jarbidge, Nevada, Area With Special Emphasis on Matters Pertaining to the South Canyon Section of Jarbidge Road by Bob St. Louis in History of Western Landscapes