http://westinstenv.org/ffsci W.I.S.E. Colloquium: Forest and Fire Sciences Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:55:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Frost, Ric, Casey Roberts, Garrett Hyatt, John Fowler. 2007. Montane Meadow and Open Area Encroachment in the Lincoln Forest, Sacramento Grazing Allotment. New Mexico State Univ. Cooperative Extension Service/Agricultural Experiment Station, Range Improvement Task Force, Report 69. Full text [here] (12,952 KB) and Frost, Ric. 2007. Just One Match - An Easy ... http://westinstenv.org/ffsci/2008/04/07/30/ Dubrasich, Michael E. and Gregory J. Brenner. 2008. Comments to the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Regarding “Appropriate Management Response”. Western Institute for Study of the Environment. Full text [here] Note: If you would like a free CD with the Comments and the Appendices (450+ MB), please email W.I.S.E. a request with your ... http://westinstenv.org/ffsci/2008/04/01/comments-to-the-rogue-river-siskiyou-national-forest-regarding-%e2%80%9cappropriate-management-response%e2%80%9d/ Beck, Paul H., Timber Manager, Herbert Lumber Company, Riddle Oregon. Old-Growth Forest Science, Policy, and Management in the Pacific Northwest Region -- Testimony to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, March 13, 2008. Full text [here] Follow-up questions [here] Selected excerpts: Chairman Wyden, Senator ... http://westinstenv.org/ffsci/2008/03/22/old-growth-forest-science-policy-and-management-in-the-pacific-northwest-region/ Bonnicksen, Thomas M. The Forest Carbon And Emissions Model. 2008.  The Forest Foundation, Auburn, CA FCEM Report No. 1 -- Overview and technical information (beta version). Full text [here] FCEM Report No. 2 -- Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Four California Wildfires: Opportunities to Prevent and Reverse Environmental and Climate Impacts. Full ... http://westinstenv.org/ffsci/2008/03/14/the-forest-carbon-and-emissions-model-fcem/ George M. Leonard - Chairman, Board of Directors, National Association of Forest Service Retirees (NAFSR) Recommendations to the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Regarding the FY2009 Budget for the U.S. Forest Service Full text [here] Selected excerpts: The following recommendations relate to all programs of the U.S. Forest Service. In developing these ... http://westinstenv.org/ffsci/2008/03/06/nafsr-budget-recommendations-for-the-usfs-fy2009-budget/ Hageman, Harriet M. The "Roadless Rule" and Global Warming - What You Should Really Know. Wyoming Agriculture Dec. 2007/Jan. 2008 Full text [here] Selected excerpts: On Oct. 19, 2007 the parties to the ongoing dispute over the “Roadless Rule” appeared once again before Judge Brimmer to argue about whether the Rule violated numerous ... http://westinstenv.org/ffsci/2008/03/05/the-roadless-rule-and-global-warming-what-you-should-really-know/ by Mike Dubrasich The horrendous megafires that are punishing our landscapes arise in what many call "late successional stands". Government vegetation maps indicate that the most fire-prone areas are designated late successional. The government has incorporated the term late successional into our legal system. It is a land use class, much as ... http://westinstenv.org/ffsci/2008/02/20/late-succession-is-eco-babble-nonsense/ Pyne, Stephen J. The Wrath of Kuhn: Meditations on Fire Philosophy. Informal talk presented to Association of Fire Ecology, November, 2006. Full text [here] Review by Mike Dubrasich The paper’s title is a pun, a play on words (Steve Pyne is partial to puns, see his satirical novelette, Brittlebush Valley [here]). ... http://westinstenv.org/ffsci/2008/01/19/the-wrath-of-kuhn/ Pyne, Stephen J. "The Solution is Aircraft": Aircraft and the Political Economy of Canadian Forest Fires. American Review of Canadian Studies, 2006, pp 458-477. Stephen J. Pyne is Regents Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University and author of 18 books and numerous essays. This essay derives ... http://westinstenv.org/ffsci/2007/12/26/the-solution-is-aircraft/ Pyne, Stephen J., Burning Border. Environmental History, 12 (Oct 2007) Stephen J. Pyne is Regents Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University and author of 18 books and numerous essays. This essay derives from Pyne's newest book, Awful Splendour: A Fire History of Canada, reviewed [here]. Full text ... http://westinstenv.org/ffsci/2007/12/26/burning-border/