An unknown Blackfeet Chief once said," The land was put here for us by the Great Spirit and we cannot sell it because it does not belong to us. ... Only the Great Spirit can count the grains of sand and the blades of grass of these plains.
WHAT WE DO TO EARTH WE DO TO OURSELVES---WHAT WE DO TO OUR FORESTS WE DO TO OURSELVES!
WE CANNOT BOMB PROOF OUR FORESTS , BUT WE CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS BY FOCUSING OUR MANAGEMENT ON THE HEALTH AND VIGOR OF OUR REMAINING FORESTED LANDS AND MAXIMIZING DIVERSITY BY MANAGING THE UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE UP THE MOSAIC OF OUR COMPLEX FORESTS.
WE CANNOT BOMB PROOF OUR FORESTS , BUT WE CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS BY FOCUSING OUR MANAGEMENT ON THE HEALTH AND VIGOR OF OUR REMAINING FORESTED LANDS AND MAXIMIZING DIVERSITY BY MANAGING THE UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE UP THE MOSAIC OF OUR COMPLEX FORESTS.
IMPROVING DIVERSITY, BY MANAGING THE INDIVIDUAL FOREST COMMUNITIES, IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE CONDITION WE CAN CREATE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS WITHIN OUR REMAINING FORESTS! THE EXTENT OF DIVERSITY IS THE MEASURE OF PERFECTION!
DID YOU KNOW TREES TALK? WELL THEY DO. THEY TALK TO EACH OTHER AND THEY WILL TALK TO YOU IF YOU LISTEN. I HAVE LEARNED MUCH FROM THEM. SOMETIMES ABOUT THE WEATHER, SOMETIMES ABOUT ANIMALS AND SOMETIMES ABOUT THE CREATOR.
WALKING BUFFALO OF THE STONEY TRIBE
LEARNING TO READ THE LAND IS OUR MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGE!
IS FORESTRY THE MANAGEMENT OF THE UNIQUE FOREST COMMUNITIES OR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RESOURCES WE CAN TAKE FROM THE FORESTS?
DID YOU KNOW TREES TALK? WELL THEY DO. THEY TALK TO EACH OTHER AND THEY WILL TALK TO YOU IF YOU LISTEN. I HAVE LEARNED MUCH FROM THEM. SOMETIMES ABOUT THE WEATHER, SOMETIMES ABOUT ANIMALS AND SOMETIMES ABOUT THE CREATOR.
WALKING BUFFALO OF THE STONEY TRIBE
LEARNING TO READ THE LAND IS OUR MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGE!
IS FORESTRY THE MANAGEMENT OF THE UNIQUE FOREST COMMUNITIES OR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RESOURCES WE CAN TAKE FROM THE FORESTS?
