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Ted Stubblefield: Another Giant Gone
Ted Stubblefield, longtime U.S. Forest Service leader and Evergreen Foundation board member, dies at 85. A legacy of forest management, wildfire leadership, and advocacy.
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The Battle Changed Terrain; “There Is a Battle for America”
A reflection on James Watt’s 1984 warning, today’s wildfire crisis, and why failed forest policy, megafires, and collapsing public lands demand urgent action.
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From the Vault: William Derr
A retired Forest Service employee raised serious concerns about the Station Fire review — incomplete interviews, management failures, and employee retaliation fears. The agency's response? Case closed.
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Reviving the 10 A.M. Policy: William Derr on “Let It Burn” Wildfires and Forest Service Leadership<br/> — National Wildf
Former Forest Service special agent William Derr traces the history of the 10 A.M. Policy, critiques “let it burn” wildfire approaches, discusses H.R. 934, and calls for early detection, aggressive suppression, and stronger leadership.
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Out of the Vault - Roger Jaegel The Fire Next Time: How Decades of Failed Fuels Management Are Burning America's Nation
A 2004 warning ignored: environmental litigation, the ESA, and passive management have left 100 million acres of National Forest primed to burn — at $1 trillion a year
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Burn Back Better? USFS Fire Policy Sparks Revolt in Firefighting Community
Dana Tibbitts examines backlash to USFS fire policy, with critics arguing “managed fire” strategies increase wildfire damage, public risk, and loss of forests and property.
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From the Vault: 2016 NWI Letter to President Trump on Forest Management and Wildfire
The 2016 National Wildfire Institute letter urges President Trump to restore active national forest management, reduce catastrophic wildfire risk, protect water, and revive rural economies.
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