Sierra Nevada's Management

[Mad Machinist]

I am almost at a loss for words on this. Talk about a conflict of interest.

http://www.fs.fed.us/qoi/documents/p...cal_Report.pdf

Notice how this is "influential scientific information" yet it is not open to public comment.

Since when is The Wilderness Society an impartial peer reviewer.

Conflict of interest: The National Society of Sciences defines "conflict of interest" as any financial or other interest that conflicts with the service of an individual because it could impair the individuals objectivity or create an unfair competitive advantage for a person or organization. This standard provides a useful benchmark for agencies to consider in selecting peer reviewers.

That was taken directly from a 2004 USFS Bulletin on Quality of Information.

Now we REALLY begin to understand what is really happening. The USFS is PURPOSELY skewing information to get a desiredd result.

Bebe,

Make sure The Pacific Legal Foundation get this. I need to find a link to the actaul 2004 Bulletin on Information Quality and get it up.

[J-Bone]

No kidding.

[Mad Machinist]

Originally Posted by J-Bone

No kidding.

And tell me what are YOU going to do about it?

[Bebe]

Forwarded....thanks Mike

[LYIN' KING]

Here is the "Expected Publication Outlet (Science or similar Peer Reviewed Journal)" . . . "Agency General Technical Report, PSW-GTR-237" referenced which was released March of 2012 . . .

http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publication...psw_gtr237.pdf


Link to a web page containing the same info . . . http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publication...ts/psw_gtr237/

Overview:

Description: There has been widespread interest in applying new forest practices based on concepts presented in U.S. Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-220, "An Ecosystem Management Strategy for Sierran Mixed-Conifer Forests." This collection of papers (PSW-GTR-237) summarizes the state of the science in some topics relevant to this forest management approach, presents case studies of collaborative planning efforts and field implementation of these new practices, and clarifies some of the concepts presented in GTR 220. It also describes a method for assessing forest heterogeneity at the stand level using the Forest Vegetation Simulator and a new geographic information system tool for projectlevel planning that classifies a landscape into different topographic categories. While this collection of papers presents information and applications relevant to implementation, it does not offer standards and prescriptions. Forest management should be flexible to adapt to local forest conditions and stakeholder interests. This report does, however, strive to clarify concepts and present examples that may improve communication with stakeholders and help build common ground for collaborative forest management.