The Future of the Forest Service
Roger SedjoDo we need a new mission for our national forests?
Roger Sedjo is a Senior Fellow Emeritus at Resources for the Future. He has written or edited 14 books related to forestry and natural resources. His research interests include forests, global environmental issues, cliamte change, biodiversity, biotechnology, and land-use change.
Excess forest fuels could launch a viable wood biofuel industry
It's fire season again. The blazes signify deeper problems at the Forest Service.
"The nation finds itself struggling with forest management systems that do not work," says Roger Sedjo, a Senior Fellow with the Washington, D.C.-based research organization Resources for the Future. "The future management of the national forests is unlikely to be smooth, because no political consensus exists."