The short nosed sucker or Klamath mullet is being mismanaged into extinction. The reasons for this aren’t hard to understand, and the solutions aren’t much more difficult to figure out. To understand the mismanagement, though, it is first necessary to…
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Pyroclastic flows are the mixture of solid to semi-solid fragments and gases that flow down the sides of a volcano. They are in a fluidized form. They are heavier than air emulsions (suspension of a liquid in another liquid). When they are falling, they…
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The paradox here is that we are dealing with a two part question. Keeping people safe and keeping forests healthy are not the same thing. Arson is the main cause of forest fires in some of the country, but lightening…
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Mountains play a vital role in the subsistence of organisms including man, animal and plants. There are mountains in a chain called ranges that are thickly forested and serve as a sanctuary for a diverse variety of living organisms. The…
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The Pickens wind turbine plan is a large-scale plan, truly a reasonable national energy plan by any measure. It calls for building thousands of wind turbines and a new power grid to distribute the energy across the nation. This is…
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Forest thinning is a very deceptive practice which is primarily based on economics. It has nothing to do with the safety of people or property and everything to do with industry. The ecosystem of a forest is a wonderful and…
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For many, the worst days of the winter are the ones with significant wind. In such days, it is perceived that it feels much colder than a day where the wind is absent, although the temperature readings on both days…
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Let me begin by saying that my intended field of study at the University was Forestry Management. But having said that it was forty five years ago and I’ve moved into other areas. The fight between conservationist and the Forestry…
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When contemplating the relationship between the natural and built environments, it is not a matter of good vs evil, but rather a matter of identifying which of every two options is less evil than the other. The very meaning of…
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Wetlands are natural ecological systems that serve a variety of valuable functions. They’re vital sources of fresh water and food. They provide important services, including erosion control and water treatment. Wetlands provide a natural habitat for the interactions between a variety…
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