Evergreen Magazine
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Since 1986, Evergreen Magazine has been the voice of American forestry and science-based forest policy. Our mission is to advance public understanding and support for science-based forestry and science-based forest policy. The Evergreen Foundation was founded in 1986 by Jim Petersen. The goal of the Evergreen Foundation is to advance fact-based information about forestry and forest management.
Evergreen Magazine
1M ago
For as long as there will ever be an interest in Oregon's first State Forest, the Elliott, there will be an appreciation of Jerry Phillips ..read more
Evergreen Magazine
4M ago
Long time Evergreen Foundation board member, Mike Newton, died August 30 at his home in Corvallis, Oregon. He was a marvelous scientist [PhD in Botany], and a beloved Professor Emeritus at Oregon State University ..read more
Evergreen Magazine
4M ago
Another god-awful wildfire season is winding down in the West. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore was forced to remove prescribed fire from the agency’s toolbox on May 22 after the disastrous Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire in New Mexico blew past 300,000 acres ..read more
Evergreen Magazine
6M ago
The usual suspects want you to believe that a mutually inclusive approach to the stewardship of our public lands is akin to heresy ..read more
Evergreen Magazine
8M ago
Start with the rising sun and work toward the setting sun, take only the mature trees, the sick trees and the trees that have fallen. When you reach the end of the reservation, turn and cut from the setting sun to the rising sun and the trees will last forever ..read more
Evergreen Magazine
8M ago
Augustus Silcox was appointed Forest Service Chief in 1933. By reputation, he was a brilliant engineer with exceptional listening and organizational skills that would serve him well during his six years as Chief. In 1935, Silcox instituted the 10 a.m. fire policy ..read more
Evergreen Magazine
9M ago
It's time for the U.S. Forest Service to shelve prescribed burning until it learns how to use it properly ..read more
Evergreen Magazine
9M ago
Revisiting Frank Carroll, who coined the phrase “blowtorch forestry” to describe the Forest Service’s preference for what it euphemistically calls “managed fire ..read more
Evergreen Magazine
10M ago
Jim Petersen reflects on a 1966 essay from Hugh Raup, former director of Harvard Forest ..read more
Evergreen Magazine
11M ago
Update on the health of Julia Petersen, Managing Director of Evergreen Magazine ..read more