A lot of forest plans were issued in 1985, and I managed to review 20 of them. Considering holidays, that was almost one every two weeks. It made for a hectic schedule, but each new plan taught me something so that the quality of my reviews steadily improved.
A group of wilderness activists in Quincy, California asked me to review the Plumas Forest plan. The activists included Mike Yost, who taught forestry at Feather River Community College, his wife Sally, who is an amazing artist, and attorney Michael Jackson.
While I was reviewing documents in the forest supervisor’s office, some of the planners were meeting in another corner of the office. I could tell their discussion was getting heated, and finally one of them blurted out, “He’s going to write about us in his magazine, and we’re all going to be in trouble!” Continue reading
