College assignment

[wyguy]

I am attending Forestry classes and have an assignment to write a paper about Forestry policies and controversies. (Need to be current issues going on). My dad already suggested pre-shutdown road closures. I'm just trying to brainstorm. Anyone have any current policy issues right off the top of your head? Thanks.

[Big Browns]

You could write something regarding benefits for part time wild land fire fighters. It might help people become more aware of the issues.

 

Adam

[CouesPursuit]

Fire management is huge, look into WUI projects, fire suppression and prescribed burns (This would be the easiest paper IMO)

 

Bark beetle infestation and treatment

 

Your dad's recommendation may be referring to something like the TMP (Travel Managment Plan) that Tonto and some others are in process of completing, takes them a while but a good topic as well

 

Good luck bud!

[outdoor rush]

I am doing the same assignment i did mine on the implementation of the Travel Management Plan in the Tonto forest. There is a lot out there from both sides of the argument and a lot of history in the law making power of the USFS.

[CouesPursuit]

You can also tie in that Mexican Spotted Owl and other endagered species both benefit and lose in specific forest restoration practices, and how an endangered species influence whether projects get approved or not.

[Weston]

I had to write the same paper in forestry classes 5 years ago... I did road closures as well.... I remember how hard it was to find scholarly articles on road closures.... I think the mandate of copper ammunition in some areas would be an interesting paper.

[Jcubed]

Jaguar

[DesertBull]

How about why people that live in a high rise condo 3000 miles away and have never even hiked a man made trail should not be managing a western forest?

[GotBowAz]

I know this has probably been beat to death and Im not sure if this applies but it appears to me that Game cameras have rules from forestry and controversies regarding them. Be a curios research why they feel the need to remove them within 72 hours and exactly what controversy there is with having them in the field for extended periods.

 

GBA

[n2horns]

Forest management ie., thinning, treatment, prescribed burns, cost effective vs fighting multi million dollar fire cost plus cost of lives etc... compare / contrast how the indian land/forest are cleaner, healthier from thinning vs federal forest that are a disaster.

[madcad88]

Wolves, UDA's

[AZ8]

Fee-based recreational use permits, i.e, Tonto Pass.

[25-06]

How about how the gov thinks the land is theres and not we the peoples land.

[wyguy]

Thank you guys! Alot of good suggestions! I'll take them all into consideration Thursday when I go to the library

[muledeerarea33?]

What I'm dealing with this year, access. Private property in the tens of acres that's blocking around 500,000 acres of forest land. Azgfd ranch access guy said they indeed messes up and never got easement access. I'm relying on private owners to gain access to hunt the forest lands. Very secluded and it's nice that its basically untouched but the effort it's taken to get permission is unreal.