When I interviewed with the Idaho Soil and Water Conservation Commission last month, someone on the panel equated the conservation partnership in the recent past between local, state, and federal agencies to a three-legged stool: each leg of the stool is equally important to anyone planning on sitting down. If you know anything about me, you know I’m big [...]
Not only does forest thinning provide economic benefits to rural communities and reduce the amount of vegetative fuels for fires on public and private lands, but it yields another important benefit, as well: more water. This article was previously published by California Farm Bureau Federation in Ag Alert on April 13, 2011. Thanks, Farm Bureau! As the [...]
It’s no secret I have a soft spot for ranch and farm families who fight daily to maintain a traditional way of life and the ag industry. I’m especially concerned for ranchers and others on the US border with Mexico, folks like the Krentz family in Arizona. Fortunately, I’m not the only one. Sue Krentz [...]
Are you unhappy about road closures and restrictions to access in the Stanislaus National Forest as a result of the recent decision on the Travel Management Rule Plan? Despite the fact that spare change is hard to part with these days, in response to a lawsuit filed by a Tuolumne County preservation group acting in coordination [...]
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