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USFS chief Tom Schultz outlines vision for more logging, mining and grazing and less wildfire in America’s national forests

WHITEFISH, Mont. — U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Shultz on Tuesday said America’s national forests need less wildfire and more logging, mining, grazing and recreational activity. Schultz was the ...
E&E

Forest Service chief says wildfire help up in the air

Tom Schultz told a Senate committee he’s not sure if the agency can help states and volunteer fire departments for the rest of the year. The Forest Service doesn’t know how much, if any, financial ...
E&E

Forest Service chief defends logging, staff levels in hearing dustup

“This is a full-blown wildfire and forest health crisis,” Tom Schultz told lawmakers. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz told lawmakers Tuesday the nation’s forests are in a state of crisis, driven by a ...
Daily Inter Lake

Forest Service chief reaffirms efforts to boost timber, energy production on federal lands

United States Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz reiterated commitments to expand timber and energy production on federal lands during a speech to the Western Caucus Foundation on Tuesday. The address ...
CounterPunch

Flawed Assumptions About Wildfires Lead to Poor Public Policies

The starting assumption about wildfire that dominates public policy is that “fire suppression” has created abnormal “fuel build up” in forests, leading to large, uncontrollable blazes. Recently, ...
Missoulian

Forest Service chief stumps for more logging in Montana

WHITEFISH — During his ascent through the top ranks of the timber industry, Tom Schultz had a front-row seat to the industry’s slow decline in western Montana.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

USFS Chief Tom Schultz: More logging, mining and grazing and less wildfire on national forests

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. WHITEFISH — U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Shultz on Tuesday said America’s national forests need ...