Forestry
Danielle Lindler
Danielle is a Registered Professional Forester, trained in forest soils, pest control, forest ecology, hydrology, dendrology, silviculture, water quality, wildlife, fire ecology, and environmental law. She is well versed on what is happening.
•website: Forests For The Next Century
Dr. Thomas Bonnicksen
Dr. Bonnicksen has a B.S. in forestry, an M.S. in forest ecology, and a Ph.D. in natural resource and environmental policy. He is Professor Emeritus of Forest Science and a former Department Head at Texas A&M University, Research Scholar in Resident at California Polytechnic State University, and served for seven years as Visiting Scholar and Board Member of the California-based Forest Foundation. And those are only the start of his credentials. He loves forests and has a vision for what healthy forests should look like that is in stark contrast to current government practices.
•Conversation with Kirk MacKenzie: Proper forest management vs. government’s destructive approach.
•Forest Restoration, Reality and Rhetoric, by Dr. Thomas Bonnicksen. Excellent explanation of the mess our forests are in and what to do about it.
•Protecting Communities and Saving Forests, by Dr. Thomas Bonnicksen.
•Death of a Forest, Why We Should Care, by Dr. Thomas Bonnicksen.
•website: Bonnicksen & Associates
Jim Petersen
Jim has been writing and broadcasting about forestry for 30 years, and is the founder of Evergreen Foundation, a non-profit organization. His objective is healthy, renewable, sustainable, and enjoyable forests, and believes these can be achieved with science, not politics.
•Conversation with Kirk MacKenzie ― the state of our public forests today.
•website: Evergreen
Ray Haupt
Ray is a retired US Forest Service District Ranger with 33 years of service. He is also a registered professional forester and teaches two days a week. As a former Ranger, Ray offers rare insights into the problems and meaningful inputs as to what we can do.
•Conversation with Kirk MacKenzie ― forest densification and causes thereof, regulatory agencies, administrative law and lawsuits.
•Conversation with Kirk MacKenzie ― Equal Access to Justice Act.
•email: Ray Haupt
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Discussion
•20130718 Letter from retired forester John Marker to Congress regarding the horrible state of our forests.
•20130726 The Forest Service’s Mission Statement is Pure Fantasy, an article by Jim Petersen.
Downloads
•20130226 State forest management is far superior to federal management. A report by Doc Hastings Natural Resources Committee.
•Forest Restoration, by Dr. Tom Bonnicksen
•Uncontrolled Litigation, Uncontrolled Fires, by Bill Imbergamo
•Devastation of California’s Forests, by Steve Brink (great visuals)
•Working Forests, by Amos Eno
•Forest Ecosystem Regenerated, by Bob Williams
More Downloads
•Ravages of Wildfires - The Chediski / Rodeo fires
Apache County
•Final Comments to USFS Mexican Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan, by Apache County Board of Supervisors
Kirk MacKenzie
Founder
Defend Rural AmericaTM
650-380-8027
Skype: kirkmack1
Topics
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THE ASSAULT
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THE IMPACT
Forestry
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FIGHTING BACK
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Steven Brink
Vice President, California Forestry Association
Steve is a retired 37-year veteran of the Forest Service. He now represents California forest landowners, professional foresters, wood mill operators, and biomass powerplants, with a focus on timber and biomass wood supply, diesel engine rules, and cap-and-trade.
•The Devastation of California’s Forests (a highly visual PowerPoint presentation).
•email: Steven Brink
The Destruction of Our Forests
Steve Brink, Vice President of the California Forestry Association, and Danielle Lindler, a 5th-generation Californian and Registered Professional Forester, explain what is truly going on with our forests.
DVD $25.00