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Sep 29, 2008 Earth 1 Comment

Sally Collins: ‘No one expected forest fires to become so big a factor, so quickly’

Sally Collins of the U.S. Forest Service says that plans to manage American forests sometimes have to change fast. Hear Collins talk about forest fires, climate change, and other issues facing today’s forests.

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Sep 16, 2008 Earth 3 Comments

Sally Collins, with an overview of U.S. forests in early 21st century

Forests can’t be left alone to take care of themselves, says Sally Collins of the U.S. Forest Service.

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Sep 15, 2008 Earth Leave a comment

Sally Collins: ’6,000 acres of open land lost to development daily’

Collins, of the U.S. Forest Service, says that The trend in terms of urban development, suburban development, exurban development, or whatever you want to call it, people getting second homes and moving into forested areas, is converting a lot of forested land into parking lots, roads and other developments. America is losing 6,000 acres of open land – much of it forested – to development each day, says Sally Collins of the U.S. Forest Service. Hear Collins talk about the importance of retaining our forested landscape.