Biologist radio tracking wolves in Montana. Photo George Wuerthner Years ago, I was in a graduate wildlife biology seminar where we discussed major issues of the day. At one […]
The 99-Year Old Grandmother Argument–The Bias of Forestry Advocates
To many foresters and others who advocate for “active forest management,” a fire that results in high tree mortality is considered evidence of an “unhealthy” forest. Photo George Wuerthner […]
Institutional Bias of Forestry School Research
Foresters want to remove large old-growth fir trees greater than 21 inches from the Blue Mountain Ecosystems in the name of forest restoration. Photo George Wuerthner Institutional bias doesn’t […]
North Bridger Range Forest Health Project Subterfuge
The proposed North Bridger “forest health” project on the Gallatin National Forest north of Bozeman, Montana near the already heavily logged area by Bridger Bowl is based on numerous false […]
Forests or trees?
“What but the wolf’s tooth whittled so fine the fleet limbs of the antelope?” wrote the poet Robinson Jeffers. Jeffers encapsulated the idea that evolutionary processes shape all plants and […]
Baucus Beetle Amendment To Farm Bill Bad For Forest Ecosystems
Despite the ecological reality that beetle-kill is part of healthy functioning forest ecosystem, Montana Senator Max Baucus successfully added an amendment to the Farm Bill that would provide additional funds […]
Researchers turn up the noise to battle bark beetles
Is artificial bark beetle noise a silver bullet? Except at great expense and on a small scale, insecticides, logging or pheromone traps haven’t touched this beetle epidemic that extends from […]
Sen. Udall sponsors bill to attack pine beetles
Colorado Democrat Udall says his bill will combat a great natural disaster- Yes there are millions of acres of beetle killed pine trees in Colorado, but also Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, […]