Keith Wooster - 14 February, 2001

Forest fire meeting -- input requested

Subject: Re: Forest fire meeting -- input requested
To: John Pickering <pick@discoverlife.org>
From: "Keith Wooster/R8/USDAFS" <kwooster@fs.fed.us>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 07:25:05 -0500


Is this how we vote?

The categories I vote for are A B E F and specific topics are 7, 16, 33 and
27.
But on 26, I would like to see "Forest Community restoration" leave off
endangered species. I am thinking about restoring the oak/pine blue steam
communities in the mountains, T&E species are not associated with this.
Also in F, I want a topic of " what will the forest look like in 100 years
without fire" what will plant communities be? what will animal species look
like. None of the subjects listed address this. White pine encroachment is
taking over. The forest IS going to white pine. Environmental groups do not
see this. The whole purpose of this meeting is to demonstrate the
historical role of fire and what will happen without it. If we dont address
this, we will fall short of our objectives!

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Keith Wooster
Wildlife Biologist
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Chatsworth GA
706- 695-6736
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