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Protecting people, land & property from the devastation of wildfires. We don’t back down when the mission is daunting; we’re in until the fire is out.

Welcoming Our First Evergreen Advertising Partner: Dauntless Air Evergreen is pleased to welcome Dauntless Air as our first website advertising partner. Dauntless Air’s mission is clear: protecting …

5d ago·3 min read·526 words

It's Déjà vu all over again

Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame New York Yankees catcher and accidental philosopher of American common sense, gave us one of the best lines ever spoken about seeing the same thing happen twice. “It's Dé…

Jun 9·7 min read·1398 words

The Heat is On!

Wildfire season is upon us - the “us” being the Southeast and the entire West. The heat is on - literally and figuratively. The figurative heat is reaching the boiling point in Congress, thanks to …

May 27·10 min read·1899 words

The Firestorm after the Flames

Introduction by Jim Petersen Frank Carroll is an old friend and a boat rocker of legendary proportion. He is Vice President of the National Wildfire Alliance and President of Wildfire Pros, a Pueblo…

May 20·12 min read·2391 words

Congratulations Bruce Zuber - and Thank You!

Back in December, we invited Evergreen readers to step forward with year-end support for our work. We asked those who value Evergreen’s independent, science-based forestry journalism to help carry it …

May 14·3 min read·490 words

Like a Good Neighbor: Idaho’s Good Neighbor Authority at Work

A Conversation with Jon Songster, GNA Bureau Chief for the Idaho Department of Lands When Barry Manilow wrote the State Farm jingle in 1971 — for $500 — he probably had no idea it would be referenced…

May 12·1 min read·93 words

Read 'em and Weep

When Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz was in Coeur d’Alene on April 7 for a public lands collaborative conference, he emphasized the importance of active forest management — timber harvesting and pres…

May 7·1 min read·81 words

One String Left: The Audacity to Hope

As the Forest Service begins moving closer to the landscapes and communities it serves, rural westerners are being asked to keep hoping, keep speaking, and keep defending their place in the future of …

Apr 29·1 min read·86 words

A note to readers who have meant to subscribe...

Our recent interviews with Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz have brought many new readers to Evergreen and reminded longtime readers why this work matters. At a recent conference, many of you told us…

Apr 25·1 min read·85 words

"Active Forest Management is Not Optional." Tom Schultz

Tom Schultz Brings the Forest Service Realignment Debate to Coeur d’Alene Tom Schultz’s mind runs at about a million miles a minute. I have seen evidence of this several times over the years I have…

Apr 23·1 min read·96 words

...but only if we get it right

Our colleague, Frank Carroll, has written a short but compelling endorsement of the what he calls the most significant structural overhall in the Forest Service's 121 year history. It is that and muc…

Apr 9·1 min read·93 words

The Pack-A-Day Club, Reconsidered

Editor's Note: This article was first drafted in October 2017 and published in January 2018. Here we are eight years later... The National Interagency Coordination Center has just released their pro…

Apr 4·1 min read·80 words

Sally Fairfax Saw It Coming

"Constant procedural tinkering does not, I fear, lead to efficiency or simplicity." Long before the recently announced Forest Service realignment, Sally Fairfax warned what happens when process overt…

Apr 3·1 min read·86 words

If you are reading us...we should talk.

You, dear reader, are reading our Evergreen posts - (we love that) - for free (we would like to change that). You are not alone. There are other readers just like you—engaged, consistent… but also co…

Mar 27·1 min read·94 words

You read everything...we should talk.

You, loyal reader, open every Evergreen post - 100% of the time (we love that) - for free (we would like to change that). You are not alone. There are 50 other readers just like you—engaged, consiste…

Mar 26·1 min read·93 words

Playing with Fire

Before you read our latest article, join the 100 readers who support Evergreen. If you’re reading this, you’re part of a much larger community that values independent forestry journalism a…

Mar 18·1 min read·79 words