http://westinstenv.org/resfor W.I.S.E. Colloquium: Restoration Forestry Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:57:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Linked below are suggested amendments to S. 2593, the Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 and an explanatory letter. These documents were crafted by members of the Western Institute for Study of the Environment. Suggested Amendments [here] Explanatory letter [here] http://westinstenv.org/resfor/2008/02/29/s-2593-the-forest-landscape-restoration-act-of-2008/ Stand Diagnosis of Treatment Needs, Silvicultural Prescription, and Silvics Background Paper (Effects Analysis) -- Jim’s Creek Savanna Restoration Project by Tim Bailey, Middle Fork Ranger District, Willamette National Forest, August, 2005 Full text [here] (755KB) Selected excerpts and some thoughts by Mike Dubrasich Two hundred years ago the upper reaches of the Willamette River ... http://westinstenv.org/resfor/2008/02/14/the-jim%e2%80%99s-creek-savanna-restoration-project/ Testimonies to the US Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests: To receive testimony regarding forest restoration and hazardous fuels reduction efforts in the forests of Oregon and Washington (Hearing Room SD-366), Thursday, December 13, 2007 [here] Mark Rey - Natural Resources and the Environment: Department of ... http://westinstenv.org/resfor/2007/12/23/testimonies-to-the-us-senate-regarding-forest-restoration-13-dec-2007/ Testimony of Dr. William Wallace Covington, regarding the Wildland Firefighting and National Fire Plan, before the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Tuesday, July 16, 2002 Full text [here] Selected excerpts: Chairman Bingaman, and members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify on a subject of personal importance to me and of ... http://westinstenv.org/resfor/2007/11/13/covington-testimony-july-16-2002/ Bonnicksen, Thomas M. Protecting Communities And Saving Forests–Solving the Wildfire Crisis Through Restoration Forestry. 2007. Published by the Forest Foundation [here]. Full Text and additional Restoration Forestry information [here] Selected excerpts: Restoration forestry is a vision for the future rooted in respect for the past. Thus, restoration forestry uses the historic forest as ... http://westinstenv.org/resfor/2007/11/13/protecting-communities-and-savings-forests/ testpost Practices http://westinstenv.org/resfor/2007/10/19/testpost-practices/