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A thoughtful interview with Ryan. He talks about his change in understanding of the forest products industry, and the personal toll that wildfire has had on him and his family.

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Sean hails from Seattle born and raised and works at a fish market at Pikes Place market. concerned about the effect of wildfire smoke would like to see a concerted effort to mitigate the effect of wildfire/wildfire smoke. "Every year it is getting worse." He identifies that getting ahead of the cause of fire is important. The forest industry should note that this is not the first person we have interviewed that is not aware of all that the forest product industry does to mitigate wildfire and manage forests for resiliency.

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Linda, retired U.S. Forest Service - firefighter, forester, and district ranger  - identifies all the resources we depend on that come from the forest and the land. She discusses fire suppression, prescribed burn, harvest, and management - and the need to address the Wild-land Urban Interface to provide safety and prevents crown fire and the difference in management of wilderness wildfire management. The importance of preventative work is stressed - with an investment by a variety of stakeholders including the forest industry and those who recreate in the forest. Follow along with the annotations during the video and click the numbered links below to gain more information about common Forestry issues and topics as they pertain to our discussion.

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Rob, from Moscow Idaho - describes his view of what he perceives as contributing factors to the current state of our forests. Like many he is hesitant to claim expertise as to the solutions needed to solve the problems facing us on our public lands - but also like many his application of common sense resonates with the ongoing message we are hearing regardless of our opinions or expertise - it is time to do something. Follow along with the annotations during the video and click the numbered links below to gain more information about common Forestry issues and topics as they pertain to our discussion. 

 1. https://www.savatree.com/tree-facts.html 

 2. https://www.motherjones.com/environme... 

 3. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6093/ 

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Jim Petersen's take on the closing of 9 Job corps civilian conservation centers.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is transferring control of 16 Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers to the U.S. Department of Labor. There are 25 centers in the United States and the remaining 9 not transferred to the USDOL will be closed. The U.S. Forest Service stands to lose 1000 jobs. Our colleague Michael Rains wrote a letter to the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation and you can read his thoughts on this action below.

#USforestservice #Jobcorps #JCCCC #USdepartmentolabor #USdepartmentofagriculture

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Emily, from Seattle, discusses wildfire and climate change with a unique perspective having grown up near Paradise, CA and now as a resident of Seattle. She sees forest management as a key tool in wildfire prevention, and the need for additional funding so that more intensive management can occur - she also identifies a role for the timber industry in this process. Follow along with the annotations during the video and click the numbered links below to gain more information about common Forestry issues and topics as they pertain to our discussion. 

1. https://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/prog... 2.https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/11/... 3. http://www.appalachianwood.org/forest... Join the conversation at our website: http://www.evergreenmagazine.org

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Dottie, a retired USFS employee and resident of Sandpoint, ID discusses the impact of wildfire locally and regionally and offers some thoughts on how we might manage for more resilient forests and better forest to community health. She identifies several key issues and the need for action and voices concerns regarding the long term effects of wildfire to our health, our forests and our communities. Follow along with the annotations during the video and click the numbered links below to gain more information about common Forestry issues and topics as they pertain to our discussion. 

1. https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/news/releas... 2. https://media.visitcalifornia.com/Sto... 3. https://www.fs.fed.us/adaptivemanagem... 4. https://oregonforests.org/sites/defau... 

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Rolling out our "Man on The Street" Series where we interview folks from a variety of demographics - exploring the question: "What do you want from your forests?" Asking the public - the stewards of our public lands - what can be done about wildfire and what are the challenges are to managing our national forests. There is a good deal of agreement that we have a problem, and we need to do something about it. What do you think? Join the conversation and let us know at http://www.evergreenmagazine.org