Comments on: MNF proposes stewardship contract for forest work http://burnstimesherald.info/2013/01/23/mnf-proposes-stewardship-contract-for-forest-work/ Covering Harney County Like The Sagebrush Fri, 31 May 2013 18:16:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Mark Bickett http://burnstimesherald.info/2013/01/23/mnf-proposes-stewardship-contract-for-forest-work/#comment-147626 Mark Bickett Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:05:02 +0000 http://burnstimesherald.info/?p=6646#comment-147626 Please don't get rid of all the juniper I've been taking juniper berries (capsules) for years it's one of the best for prostate health. Please don’t get rid of all the juniper I’ve been taking juniper berries (capsules) for years it’s one of the best for prostate health.

]]> By: Lumpkin http://burnstimesherald.info/2013/01/23/mnf-proposes-stewardship-contract-for-forest-work/#comment-146866 Lumpkin Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:44:01 +0000 http://burnstimesherald.info/?p=6646#comment-146866 More Hammond news. The fun never ends! http://www.capitalpress.com/print/mp-rancher-arson-appeal-121012 More Hammond news. The fun never ends!

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]]> By: Dan Carter http://burnstimesherald.info/2013/01/23/mnf-proposes-stewardship-contract-for-forest-work/#comment-145801 Dan Carter Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:16:51 +0000 http://burnstimesherald.info/?p=6646#comment-145801 In response to the quotes from Jack Smith....Trees aren't cattle. It takes several decades at minimum to get big trees. We could cut down all the big trees now and be in the same place in a few years. There are also other reasons to try to move towards a forest with more widely spaced big trees than many small ones aside from the sustainability of timber harvest. Preventing catastrophic fires is probably chief among them, but preserving some semblence of a natural forest and wildlife habitat is another. The forest is also a resource for outdoor tourism (winter sports, hunting, hiking, camping), or it should be. There is a difference between managing a privately owned cattle herd and a publicly owned forest. Forests should be managed to maximize benefits across constituencies rather benefits for one constituent. In response to the quotes from Jack Smith….Trees aren’t cattle. It takes several decades at minimum to get big trees. We could cut down all the big trees now and be in the same place in a few years. There are also other reasons to try to move towards a forest with more widely spaced big trees than many small ones aside from the sustainability of timber harvest. Preventing catastrophic fires is probably chief among them, but preserving some semblence of a natural forest and wildlife habitat is another. The forest is also a resource for outdoor tourism (winter sports, hunting, hiking, camping), or it should be.

There is a difference between managing a privately owned cattle herd and a publicly owned forest. Forests should be managed to maximize benefits across constituencies rather benefits for one constituent.

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