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Re-Inventing the United States Forest Service: Evolution from Custodial Management, to Production Forestry, to Ecosystem Management by Doug MacCleery in Forest and Fire Sciences

The Threat of the Yrmo: The Political Ontology of a Sustainable Hunting Program by Mario Blaser in Wildlife Sciences

Patch Burning by Stephen Pyne in Forest and Fire Sciences

People of the Prairie, People of the Fire by Stephen Pyne in Forest and Fire Sciences

Fire History and Research, Big Bar Ranger District, Northwestern Trinity County, California: Critique of Fire Suppression Practices by Concerned Citizens for Responsible Fire Management in Forest and Fire Sciences

Voice & Vision: A Guide to Writing History and Other Serious Nonfiction by Stephen Pyne reviewed in SOS Forests

2 Apr 2009, 12:27pm
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Bushfires, Prescribed Burning, and Global Warming by Roger Underwood, David Packham, and Phil Cheney in Forest and Fire Sciences

Revitalizing Science in a Risk-Averse Culture: Reflections on the Syndrome and Prescriptions for Its Cure by Gerald H. Pollack in Forest and Fire Sciences

Impacts Of Earthquake Tsunamis On Oregon Coastal Populations by Leland Glisen in History of Western Landscapes

The jam post and plain wire fence: An insight into York’s agricultural, ecological and economic history by Roger Underwood in History of Western Landscapes

29 Mar 2009, 1:04pm
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Soil respiration in Amazonian plantations treated with charcoal, and mineral or organic fertilisers by Christoph Steiner, Murilo Rodrigues de Arruda, Wenceslau G. Teixeira, and Wolfgang Zech in Forest and Fire Sciences

Nitrogen retention and plant uptake on a highly weathered central Amazonian Ferralsol amended with compost and charcoal by Christoph Steiner, Bruno Glaser, Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira, Johannes Lehmann, Winfried E.H. Blum, and Wolfgang Zech in Forest and Fire Sciences

Effect of low-temperature pyrolysis conditions on biochar for agricultural use by J. W. Gaskin, C. Steiner, K. Harris, K. C. Das, B. Bibens in Forest and Fire Sciences

Evaluating the Purpose, Extent, and Ecological Restoration Applications of Indigenous Burning Practices in Southwestern Washington by Linda Storm and Daniela Shebitz in History of Western Landscapes

Environmentally biased fragmentation of oak savanna habitat on southeastern Vancouver Island, Canada by Mark Vellend, Anne D. Bjorkman, and Alan McConchie in History of Western Landscapes

Reconstructing Historic Ecotones Using the Public Land Survey: The Lost Prairies of Redwood National Park by Joy A. Fritschle in History of Western Landscapes

Australian Bushfire Management: a case study in wisdom versus folly by Roger Underwood in Forest and Fire Sciences

The Government Grant System: Inhibitor of Truth and Innovation? by Dr. Donald W. Miller, Jr. MD in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology

Fire, Flogging, Measles and Grass: the influence of early York settlers on bushfire policy in Western Australia by David Ward and Roger Underwood in History of Western Landscapes

Reconstructing the Fire History of the Jarrah Forest of south-western Australia by David Ward and Gerard Van Didden in Forest and Fire Sciences

Watershed Response to Western Juniper Control by Timothy L. Deboodt in Forest and Fire Sciences

21 Feb 2009, 3:22pm
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Cultivated Landscapes of Native Amazonia and the Andes by William M. Denevan in History of Western Landscapes

Of Fates, Forests, and Futures: Myths, Epistemes, and Policy in Tropical Conservation by Susanna B. Hecht in History of Western Landscapes

The legacy of cultural landscapes in the Brazilian Amazon: implications for biodiversity by Michael J. Heckenberger, J. Christian Russell, Joshua R. Toney, and Morgan J. Schmidt in History of Western Landscapes

Fuel treatment effects on tree-based forest carbon storage and emissions under modeled wildfire scenarios by Matthew Hurteau and Malcolm North in Forest and Fire Sciences

The Return of Caribou to Ungava by A.T. Bergerud, Stuart N. Luttich, and Lodewiih Camps, reviewed by Charles E. Kay in Wildlife Sciences

Range Reference Areas and The Condition of Shrubs on Mule Deer Winter Ranges by Charles E. Kay in Wildlife Sciences

Amazonian Dark Earths: Wim Sombroek’s Vision by William I. Woods, Wenceslau G. Teixeira, Johannes Lehmann, Christoph Steiner, Antoinette M.G.A. WinklerPrins, and Lilian Rebellato (Editors) in History of Western Landscapes

31 Dec 2008, 12:39pm
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Missouri Compromise by Stephen J. Pyne in Forest and Fire Sciences

Effects of Wolf Predation on North Central Idaho Elk Populations by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in Wildlife Sciences

Pre-industrial CO2 levels were about the same as today by Dr. Tim Ball in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology

Large predators: them and us! by Valerius Geist in Wildlife Sciences

The Preble’s meadow jumping mouse: subjective subspecies, advocacy and management by M.A. Cronin in Wildlife Sciences

A Proposal to Eliminate Redundant Terminology for Intra-Species Groups by M.A. Cronin in Wildlife Sciences

Variation In Mitochondrial DNA and Microsatellite DNA in Caribou (Rangifer Tarandus) in North America by Matthew A. Cronin, Michael D. Macneil, and John C. Patton in Wildlife Sciences

Caribou Numbers in the NWT — The Outfitter’s Battle by John Andre in Wildlife Sciences

12 Nov 2008, 1:45pm
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Intense forest wildfire sharply reduces mineral soil C and N: the first direct evidence by Bernard T. Bormann, Peter S. Homann, Robyn L. Darbyshire, and Brett A. Morrissette in Forest and Fire Sciences

Yellowstone’s Destabilized Effects, Science, and Policy Conflict by Frederick H. Wagner, reviewed by Cliff White in Wildlife Sciences

The Truth about Our Wildlife Managers’ Plan to Restore “Native” Ecosystems by George Dovel in Wildlife Sciences

Global Cooling Is Here! Evidence for Predicting Global Cooling For the Next Three Decades by Don J. Easterbrook in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology

Native Americans as active and passive promoters of mast and fruit trees in the eastern USA by Marc D. Abrams and Gregory J. Nowacki in History of Western Landscapes

1 Sep 2008, 5:06pm
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Interactions Among Livestock Grazing, Vegetation Type, and Fire Behavior in the Murphy Wildland Fire Complex in Idaho and Nevada, July 2007 by Karen Launchbaugh et al. in Forest and Fire Sciences

History of the Jarbidge, Nevada, Area With Special Emphasis on Matters Pertaining to the South Canyon Section of Jarbidge Road by Bob St. Louis in History of Western Landscapes

3 Jun 2008, 4:03pm
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Titles through 31 August 2008

Friendly Fire by Stephen J. Pyne in Restoration Forestry

Ancient Earthmovers Of the Amazon by Charles C. Mann in History of Western Landscapes

Were Native People Keystone Predators? A Continuous-Time Analysis of Wildlife Observations Made by Lewis and Clark in 1804-1806 by Charles E. Kay in History of Western Landscapes

Animals whose behavior changes near their life’s end by Julie Kay Smithson in Rural Culture

The Pristine Myth: The Landscape of the Americas in 1492 by William Denevan in History of Western Landscapes

The Free Life of a Ranger : Archie Murchie in the U.S. Forest Service, 1929-1965 by Archie Murchie with R.T. King in Rural Culture

6 May 2008, 7:29pm
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Titles through 31 May 2008

Idaho Wildlife Services Wolf Activity Report by USDA-APHIS in Wildlife Sciences

The People Who Lived Among the Clouds by various authors in Rural Culture

23 Apr 2008, 10:57pm
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Titles through 30 April 2008

Food For Thought by Alvaro Vargas Llosa in Rural Culture

An Urgent Signal for the Coming Ice Age by Peter John Faraday Harris in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology

The Food Crisis by J.R. Dunn in Rural Culture

1 Apr 2008, 6:54pm
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Comments to the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Regarding “Appropriate Management Response” by Michael E. Dubrasich and Gregory J. Brenner in Forest and Fire Sciences

Solar Cycle 24: Implications for the United States by David Archibald in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology

What They Didn’t Tell You About Wolf Recovery by George Dovel in Wildlife Sciences

Montane Meadow and Open Area Encroachment in the Lincoln Forest, Sacramento Grazing Allotment by Ric Frost, Casey Roberts, Garrett Hyatt, and John Fowler in Forest and Fire Sciences

Cut, Burn and Kill by Roni Bell (Sylvester) in Rural Culture

Still Feeding the World: a Tribute to Norman Borlaug by Paul Driessen in Rural Culture

Reconstructing Climatic and Environmental Changes of the Past 1000 Years: A Reappraisal by Willie Soon, Sallie Baliunas, Craig Idso, Sherwood Idso, and David R. Legates in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology

14 Mar 2008, 6:51pm
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Titles through 31 March 2008

The Forest Carbon and Emissions Model (FCEM) by Thomas M. Bonnicksen, Ph.D. in Forest and Fire Sciences

From Climate Alarmism to Climate Realism by Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, in Rural Culture

Old-Growth Forest Science, Policy, and Management in the Pacific Northwest Region by Paul H. Beck in Forest and Fire Sciences

Polar Bear Population Forecasts: A Public-Policy Forecasting Audit Working Paper Version 68 by J. Scott Armstrong, Kesten C. Green, and Willie Soon in Wildlife Sciences

1 Mar 2008, 11:45pm
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Titles through 12 March 2008

The Destruction of the Sheldon by Cliff Gardner in Wildlife Sciences

Cattle and Wildlife on the Arizona Strip by Cliff Gardner in Wildlife Sciences

The “Roadless Rule” and Global Warming - What You Should Really Know by Harriet M. Hageman in Forest and Fire Sciences

NAFSR Budget Recommendations for the USFS FY2009 Budget by George M. Leonard - Chairman, Board of Directors, National Association of Forest Service Retirees (NAFSR) in Forest and Fire Sciences

Nature, Not Human Activity, Rules the Climate: Summary for Policymakers of the Report of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change, S. Fred Singer ed., in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology

24 Feb 2008, 1:48pm
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Titles through 29 Feb 2008

Before The Wilderness: Environmental Management by Native Californians, edited and compiled by Thomas C. Blackburn and Kat Anderson, selected excerpts in History of Western Landscapes

In Retrospect by Henry T. Lewis in History of Western Landscapes

Are Lightning Fires Unnatural? A Comparison of Aboriginal and Lightning Ignition Rates in the United States by Charles E. Kay in History of Western Landscapes

Suggested Amendments to S. 2593 - The Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 by Members of W.I.S.E. in Restoration Forestry

Movie Review: The Trip to Bountiful by Vincent Canby in Rural Culture

11 Feb 2008, 12:50pm
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The Need for the Management of Wolves by Arthur T. Bergerud in Wildlife Sciences

The Jim’s Creek Savanna Restoration Project: Silvicultural Analysis by Tim Bailey in Restoration Forestry

How Many Wildebeest Do You Need? by Mike Norton-Griffiths in Wildlife Sciences

Late Succession Is Eco-Babble Nonsense by Mike Dubrasich in Forest and Fire Sciences