http://westinstenv.org/sosf Western Institute for Study of the Environment Commentary Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:34:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, what do you know? It turns out that some other folks (beside us) have recognized that wilderness designation does not "protect" resources; instead it endangers them. Forest Service assesses effects of Wilderness on firefighting Opinions differ among feds, firefighters and Wilderness advocates Scott Condon, The Aspen Times, Thursday, March 11, 2010 [here] BASALT ... http://westinstenv.org/sosf/2010/03/11/wilderness-recognized-as-fire-hazard/ Thoughts and comments by Ned Pence March 3 and 4, 2010 Boise, Idaho The following are my thoughts and comments on a recent conference sponsored by the Society of American Foresters and the University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resource. Others involved were the Forest Service, the BLM, the Intermountain Forest Association, Idaho ... http://westinstenv.org/sosf/2010/03/06/climate-change-bioenergy-and-sustaining-forests-of-idaho-and-montana/ Letter in pdf format may be downloaded [here] To: The Honorable Ken Salazar Secretary of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Re: Reconvening the Wildland Fire Leadership Council Dear Secretary Salazar, In a letter to western governors dated February 19, 2010, you indicated your desire to reconvene the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC). ... http://westinstenv.org/sosf/2010/03/06/open-letter-to-ken-salazar-re-wflc/ A commenter requested that he would like to see some posts about anthropogenic fire regimes in the Pacific Northwest. By my count there have been 40 posts about anthropogenic fire in Oregon, and over 100 on anthropogenic fire in general. Also, at the W.I.S.E. Colloquium: History of Western Landscapes, we have posted ... http://westinstenv.org/sosf/2010/03/03/searching-this-site/ The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) [here] is one of the oldest continuously operating scientific societies in the world. Originally founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London, the RSS is now an international society of impeccable distinction. The RSS has submitted a memorandum to Parliament regarding the inquiry into the ... http://westinstenv.org/sosf/2010/03/01/the-royal-statistical-society-on-data-disclosure/ Republicans Request Missing Pages and Documents on Administration’s Targeting of New Monument Designations House Natural Resources Committee Republicans Press Release, February 26, 2010 [here] WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 26 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04); National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01); and 14 ... http://westinstenv.org/sosf/2010/03/01/obama-admin-considering-lock-up-of-13-million-acres/ Stephen J. Pyne. 2000. Where Have All the Fires Gone? Fire Management Today, Vol 60, No. 3, Summer 2000 Full text: IN the United States, few places know as much fire today as they did a century ago. Fires have fled from regions like the Northeast that formerly relied on them for ... http://westinstenv.org/sosf/2010/03/01/where-have-all-the-fires-gone/ From: Budd-Falen Law Offices, LLC 300 East 18th Street Post Office Box 346 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82033-0346 Call To Action Tuesday March 2, 2010 Is the Day!!! Western Legacy Alliance is proud to announce that on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy) and Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin (D-S.Dak) will introduce the "Open EAJA Act of 2010." ... http://westinstenv.org/sosf/2010/02/26/open-eaja-act-of-2010/ From the Vanished Gallery [here] Desaparecidos is the Spanish word for "The Disappeared." For thousands of Argentine families, this word has become a symbol of a long harrowing nightmare. In a coup on March 24, 1976, a military junta seized power in Argentina and went on a campaign to wipe out left-wing ... http://westinstenv.org/sosf/2010/02/26/science-desaparecidos/ By Mike Dubrasich Destruction and Sabotage I write this essay with a heavy heart. As a professional forester for 35+ years, I have always professed good forest stewardship backed up by the best forest science. But over the last 20 years or so, forest science has been polluted and degraded by political ... http://westinstenv.org/sosf/2010/02/25/more-junk-forest-science-from-osu/