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More than half of the national forest in the state is either roadless or wilderness where access is difficult and the little timber the Forest Service sells costs the federal government more than it returns. Howard Weeks, chief fire warden for the Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association, which is responsible for fire protection on 1 million acres of mixed ownership in northern Idaho, said most of these federal lands would not be suitable for intensive forest management.

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Most of all, private lands get the highest priority for federal and state firefighting resources in part because they are near communities and forest homes, said Brian Shiplett, the Idaho Department of Lands fire management chief.

"I don't know how many times I've seen dispatchers strip away resources from a growing federal fire to divert them to a new state or private fire," Shiplett said.

But the key to firefighting success for the private forest lands is

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Exactly how much of this article did you read Lib?



Edited by Hellbender (08/19/07 06:45 PM)

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