It is always great to hear Lenya's perspectives on these issues, and to see the good work going on towards community based prescribed fire. However, I'm deeply suspect of approaches that center the timber industry as the ends and means of our fire problem. I also see some aspects of the Venado article that are worth examination and criticism. For example, forest industry is overrepresented. Three names are in private industry, but if you count academics and policy makers in the field that number grows to 12 by my count. Of the many recommendations of the Venado document, not one mentions helping our most vulnerable communities or centering indigenous knowledge as a solution. It may be worth while to examine the equity issues with this approach and the implications for biodiversity that comes with continued reliance on managing land for timber.
Chuck, thanks so much for your perspective- I truly appreciate it. I definitely agree that the timber industry is not necessarily the friend of the environment, and that managing land for timber is a suspect solution to our problems. I’m going to take your suggestion and dive deeper into this. Thanks again for reading and prompting me to look more critically at what’s been discussed here.
It is always great to hear Lenya's perspectives on these issues, and to see the good work going on towards community based prescribed fire. However, I'm deeply suspect of approaches that center the timber industry as the ends and means of our fire problem. I also see some aspects of the Venado article that are worth examination and criticism. For example, forest industry is overrepresented. Three names are in private industry, but if you count academics and policy makers in the field that number grows to 12 by my count. Of the many recommendations of the Venado document, not one mentions helping our most vulnerable communities or centering indigenous knowledge as a solution. It may be worth while to examine the equity issues with this approach and the implications for biodiversity that comes with continued reliance on managing land for timber.
Chuck, thanks so much for your perspective- I truly appreciate it. I definitely agree that the timber industry is not necessarily the friend of the environment, and that managing land for timber is a suspect solution to our problems. I’m going to take your suggestion and dive deeper into this. Thanks again for reading and prompting me to look more critically at what’s been discussed here.
Great information Lenya!
She's brilliant, right?
Thanks Lenya and Stacy!
Thank you for reading, Zeke!