Mike Dombeck
Mike Dombeck
Michael P. Dombeck is an American conservationist, educator, scientist, and outdoorsman. He served as Acting Director of the Bureau of Land Management from 1994–1997 and was the 14th Chief of the United States Forest Service from 1997 to 2001. Dombeck also served as UW System Fellow and Professor of Global conservation at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 2001 to 2010...
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We're really at the mercy of Mother Nature. Unless we have a miraculous change in the weather, I think we can look forward to several tough weeks ahead of us.
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Implementation of this policy at the local level will ensure safe and efficient access of public lands while protecting land health. This policy will enable us to engage local people in constructive dialogue about how they want their national forests and grasslands managed.
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This is not something that's going to be over next week.
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There really isn't anything ground crews can do. And there are even challenges with aircrafts -- so we're sort of at the mercy of the weather right now.
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The public has rightfully questioned the logic of building new roads when the forest service is inadequately funded to maintain its existing road system.
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We're looking at selling public assets to fund something that the government should be doing.