Kerr’s Public Lands Blog Table of Contents
Below are each and every one of my Public Lands Blog posts in reverse chronological order.
257
Utah’s Existential Threat to Most BLM Holdings
September 30, 2024
256
September 16, 2024
255
Saving Old Growth from the Forest Service
September 29 2024
254
September 2, 2024
253
The Continuing Reduction in the Number of Sawmills in the Pacific Northwest
August 12, 2024
252
Wyden’s Unilateral Public Lands Livestock Grazing Giveaway
July 8, 2024
251
June 24, 2024
250
O&C Lands Act (Part 4): Repeal the Act and Transfer the Lands
June 10, 2024
249
Wyden’s Awesome Owyhee Opportunity
June 3, 2024
248
O&C Lands Act (Part 3): The Decision of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
May 27, 2024
247
O&C Lands Act (Part 2): The Decision of the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 20, 2024
246
O&C Lands Act (Part 1): Neither 11th Commandment Nor 28th Amendment
May 13, 2024
245
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument: Safe from Big Timber, Threatened by the BLM
April 29, 2024
244
March 26, 2024
243
Welcoming Back Pumas to the Eastern United States
March 13, 2013
242
Closing the Disconnect Between Voter Attitudes and Public Lands Conservation in the West
February 26, 2024
241
February 12, 2024
240
The Forest Service Proposal to Save Its Old Growth: A Start, Though Inadequate
January 22, 2024
239
Changes Coming to the Oregon Delegation to the US House, Part 2: 1st, 2nd, and 4th Districts
January 2, 2024
238
Changes Coming to the Oregon Delegation to the US House, Part 1: 3rd, 5th, and 6th Districts
December 26, 2023
237
The Unmaking of the Northwest Forest Plan, Part 2: Remaking It for the Next Quarter Century
November 20, 2023
236
November 6, 2023
235
Protecting Drinking Water Sources, Part 2: Suggestions for Improvement
October 23, 2023
234
Protecting Drinking Water Sources, Part 1: Water Quantity, Quality, and Timely Release
October 9, 2023
233
September 18, 2023
232
September 12, 2023
231
September 5, 2023
230
Malheur County Federal Land Legislation Take 4, Part 2: The Ugly, the Missing, and the Alternative
July 30, 2023
229
Malheur County Federal Land Legislation Take 4, Part 1: The Good, the Whatever, and the Bad
July 24, 2023
228
June 26, 2023
227
Just How Much Mature and Old-Growth Forest Do We Have Left?
June 5, 2023
226
BLM’s Proposed “Conservation” Rule
May 8, 2023
225
Forests in the American East, Part 3: A Vision of the Return of Old-Growth Forests
April 24, 2023
224
Forests in the American East, Part 2: A Plague of Early Successional Habitat
April 10, 2023
223
Forests in the American East, Part 1: A Pandemic of Shifting Baseline Syndrome
March 27, 2023
222
Preforests in the American West, Part 2: “Reforestation,” By Gawd?
March 13, 2023
221
Preforests in the American West, Part 1: Understanding Forest Succession
March 7, 2023
220
Book Review: Our Common Ground: A History of America’s Public Lands
January 28, 2023
219
Remembering Ecowarrior Dave Foreman, Part 2: Moving the Needle
January 9, 2023
218
Remembering Ecowarrior Dave Foreman, Part 1: The Kalmiopsis Connection
January 2, 2023
217
The Forested Estate of the Bureau of Land Management
December 5, 2022
216
NEPA Under Attack: A New Opportunity for Conservationists
November 7,2022
215
Oregon State Forests Are Public Forests, Not County ATMs
October 17, 2022
214
Senator Wyden’s Owyhee Wilderness, and More, Legislation
October 3, 2022
213
30x30: Biden Administration Needs to Up Its Game
September 19, 2022
212
Blumenauer’s REC Act of 2022: A Wreck for Conservation
September 5 (6), 2022
211
Offshore Oregon Could Be Despoiled by Wind Power Turbines
August 8, 2022
210
The Futility of “Fighting” Wildfire: Elemental—A Film Review
July 25, 2022
209
Oregon’s Glaciers: Going but Not Forgotten
July 11, 2022
208
Biden’s Executive Order on Forests (Part 2): Seize the Day!
May 23, 2022
207
Biden’s Executive Order on Forests (Part 1): A Great Opportunity
May 16, 2022
206
Mark Odom Hatfield, Part 2: A Great but Complicated Oregonian
May 2, 2022
205
My Vote in the 2022 Oregon Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
April 25, 2022
204
Mark Odom Hatfield, Part 1: Oregon Forest Destroyer
April 18, 2022
203
March 28, 2022
202
30x30: 44 Tasty Conservation Recipes One Can Make at Home—If One Lives in The White House
March 14, 2022
201
30x30: What “Conserved” Needs to Mean
March 7, 2022
200
February 28, 2022
199
Senator Ron Wyden and National Recreation Areas: How Large a Legacy?
February 14, 2022
198
An Elliott State Research Forest!
January 31, 2022
197
Social Cost of Fossil Fuels from Federal Public Lands
January 24, 2022
196
The Oregon Private Forest Accords: Grand Bargain, Grand Détente or Great Sell-Out? (Part 2)
January 3, 2022
195
The Oregon Private Forest Accords: The Deal and Its Significance (Part 1)
December 20,2021
194
The Proposed Sutton Mountain National “Monument”
November 22, 2021
193
November 8, 2021
192
October 25, 2021
191
Oregon’s New Congressional Districts and Conserving Public Lands
October 11, 2021
190
Small-d Democratic Reforms to Revive Our Republican Form of Government
September 17, 2021
189
August 13, 2021
188
Oregon’s Blue Carbon (Part 3): Forested Tidal Swamps
July 23, 2021
187
Oregon’s Blue Carbon (Part 2): Coastal Wetland Loss and Restoration
July 9, 2021
186
Oregon’s Blue Carbon (Part 1): Rep. Bonamici on the Case
June 25, 2021
185
The Proposed Restoring America’s Wildlife Act
June 11, 2021
184
Certified Wood from Federal Forests? Hell No. Make That NFW!
May 28, 2021
183
May 14, 2021
182
Roading the Red Cliffs: Unnecessary, and Illegal to Boot
April 30, 2021
181
Withering Whitebarks and Wilderness
April 16, 2021
180
Pre-remembering Jerry Franklin and Norm Johnson, Oregon Conservationists
March 19, 2021
179
The Proposed Roadless Area Conservation Act: Work Still Needed
March 5, 2021
178
February 19, 2021
177
Wyden’s Unprecedently Good Wild and Scenic Rivers Legislation
February 5, 2021
176
Pre-Remembering Brock Evans, Oregon Conservationist
January 22, 2021
175
46, the 117th, and the New Math 50+1>50
January 8, 2021
174
December 11, 2020
173
An Elliott State “Research” Forest?
November 20, 2020
172
Oregon State Forest Lands, Part 3: “Greatest Permanent Value”
October 30, 2020
171
Oregon State Forest Lands, Part 2: What, Were, Who, Why, and How Much
October 16, 2020
170
Oregon State Forest Lands (Part 1) A New Day?
October 02, 2020
169
David Simons: An Oregonian with a Shining Vision for Public Lands Conservation
September 18, 2020
168
Converting State Trust Lands into Public Lands, Part 2: Focus on Oregon
September 4, 2020
167
Converting State Trust Lands into Public Lands, Part 1: National Overview
August 28, 2020
166
What to Do with Stranded State Trust Lands in Federal Conservation Areas?
August 14, 2020
165
July 24, 2020
164
Amending the Eastside Screens, Part 2: The Science of Management and the Management of Science
July 17, 2020
163
Amending the Eastside Screens, Part 1: A Quarter Century of “Interim” Management
July 10, 2020
162
A North Oregon Coast Range National Park: Sorely Needed but a Hell of a Long Shot
June 12, 2020
161
Udall-Heinrich Wild & Scenic River Bill Would Change Color on Map but Not Management on Ground
May 29, 2020
160
National Parks in Oregon (Part 4): Will the Inertia Continue?
May 15, 2020
159
National Parks in Oregon (Part 3): Modest Expansion Amid Grand Hopes
May 1, 2020
158
National Parks in Oregon (Part 2): Multiple Failures
April 17, 2020
157
National Parks in Oregon, Part 1: One Success
April 10, 2020
156
Conserving and Restoring the Mount Hood National Park Forest
March 27, 2020
155
Another Northwest Forest War in the Offing? Part 2: Current Threats and Perhaps an Epic Opportunity
March 13, 2020
154
March 6, 2020
153
The Presidency in 2020: To Be Decided by 538 Votes Cast in 51 Elections
February 14, 2020
152
January 31, 2020
151
January 17, 2020
150
January 10, 2020
149
Pathbreaking Legislation to Conserve the Smith River Watershed
December 13, 2019 (skipped a week)
148
Wild Lands and Waters Best Served by Replacing Greg Walden with Another Republican
November 22, 2019
147
November 9, 2019 (day late and week early)
146
Crowdsourcing New and Expanded Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers, Part 1: An Unprecedent Opportunity
November 1, 2019
145
October 18, 2019
144
Public Land Conservation Grand Bargains, Part 2: Using History as a Guide
October 4, 2019
143
Public Land Conservation Grand Bargains, Part 1: Hard Choices Ahead for Oregon Conservationists
September 20, 2019 (sent 23 Sep 2019)
142
September 6, 2019 (sent 9 Sep 2019)
141
Speaking Truth to the Fire-Industrial Complex
August 23, 2019
140
August 9, 2019
139
Cow-Bombing the Earth’s Largest Living Organism
July 26, 2019
138
Book Review: Oregon's Ancient Forests: A Hiking Guide
July 12, 2019
137
Preremembering Mary Gautreaux, Oregon Conservationist
June 28, 2019
136
June 21, 2019
135
Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers by the Numbers: Versus Other States and Congressional Delegation Rankings
June 7, 2019
134
May 24, 2019
133
California Condor Comeback in the Pacific Northwest
May 10, 2019
132
The Other Anti-Public-Lands Constituency: Left-Wing Extremists
April 26, 2019
131
Certified Wood from National Forests? No. Make That Hell No!
April 12, 2019
130
March 29, 2019
129
March 15, 2019
128
The Hard Case of Hardrock Mining Reform (Part I): Areas in Which to Just Say No
March 1, 2019
127
February 15, 2019
126
Booklet Review: Debunking the Creation Myths of America’s Public Lands
February 1, 2019
125
Showdown for the Oregon Wildlands Act
January 18, 2019
124
January 4, 2019
123
December 21, 2018
122
December 7, 2018
121
Tipping Over Old-Growth Trees in the Name of Salmonid Conservation
November 23, 2018
120
Public Lands in the 116th Congress
November 9, 2018
119
October 26, 2018
118
The Other Half of the National Environmental Policy Act is Under Threat
October 12, 2018
117
Half of the National Environmental Policy Act is a Dead Letter
October 5, 2018
116
Go Take a Hike: The National Trails System at 50
Sep. 28, 2018
115
How US Public Lands Can Help Save the Climate and Ourselves
Sept 22, 2018 (day late)
114
As Courts Change, So Must Public Lands Conservation Look More to Congress (Part 2)
Sep. 14, 2018
113
As Courts Change, So Must Public Lands Conservation Look More to Congress (Part 1)
Sep. 7, 2018
112
Filling the Congressional Conservation Pipeline for When it Unclogs
Aug 31, 2018
111
New U.S Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Exploitation: Costly and Short Lived (Part 2)
Aug 24, 2018
110
New U.S Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Exploitation: Costly and Short Lived (Part 1)
Aug 17, 2018
109
Zinke’s Move to Defile the Izembek
Aug 10, 2018
108
Lessons from Salem: Protecting Local Drinking Water Supplies
Aug 3, 2018
107
Jul 27, 2018
106
The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, Part 1: A Vital National Conservation Purpose
Jul 20, 2018
105
Trump Pardons Abusers—Of Public Lands, Public Officials, and a Child
Jul 13, 2018
104
Jul 6, 2018
103
Jun 29, 2018
102
Burning Wood to Make Electricity: Bad for Forests, the Climate, Ratepayers and Taxpayers
June 22, 2018
101
The National Wilderness Preservation System, Part III: The Promise of and a Promise to Wilderness
Jun 15, 2018
100
The National Wilderness Preservation System, Part II: Past Progress Stalled
Jun 8, 2018
99
Jun 1, 2018
98
Ecological Forest Management: Moving Forestry from Agronomic Toward Ecological
May 25, 2018
97
Humans Have Become an Indoor Species
May 18, 2018
96
“Rural” Versus “Urban” Oregon, Part 2: More Urban Every Decade
May 11, 2018
95
“Rural” Versus “Urban” Oregon, Part 1: It’s Not Black and White
May 4, 2018
94
A Sixth Congressional District for Oregon?
April 27, 2018
93
The Public’s Wolves on Public Lands
Apr 20, 2018
92
United States of America Versus State of California
Apr 13, 2018
91
April 6, 2018
90
State Wildlife Management Agencies in Crisis
Mar 30, 2018
89
Preremembering Norma Paulus, Oregon Conservationist
Mar 23, 2018
88
The National Estuarine Research Reserve System
Mar 16, 2018
87
The Overcrowding of the Public Lands
Mar 9, 2018
86
The Public Lands Conservation Movement: Mis-organized for Job 1
Mar 2, 2018
85
Using the Bundys for Good: Finding the Silver Lining for Public Lands
Feb 23, 2018
84
Abuse of Process by the Bundys: Trying to Make the Law Fit Their Beliefs
Feb 16, 2018
83
Bungling by the Bundys: A Sordid History of Livestock Trespass and Defiance of the Rule of Law
Feb 9, 2018
82
Bungling of the Bundys: A Postmortem Analysis of Government Incompetence
Feb. 2, 2018
81
Protecting the Pacific Northwest Offshore Ocean for This and Future Generations
Jan 26, 2018
80
US Pacific Northwest Offshore Oil and Gas: A Waste of Time, Ocean and Coast
Jan 19, 2018
79
Defensible Space: The Best and Only Hope for the Homeowner In or Near a Forest
Jan 12, 2018
78
More Moral Hazard Than Fire Hazard: The Responsibility of Homeowners in the WUI
Jan 5, 2018
77
Dec. 22, 2017
76
Dec. 15, 2017
75
A Solution to Corridor Collisions: A National Wildlife Corridors System
Dec. 8, 2017
74
Public Lands Conservation in Congress: Stalled by the Extinction of Green Republicans
Dec. 1, 2017
73
BLM Areas of Critical Environmental Concern: Crown Jewels Open to Theft
Nov. 24, 2017
72
Preremembering Barbara Roberts, Oregon Conservationist
Nov. 17, 2017
71
Many National Parks Arose from National Monuments
Nov 10, 2017
70
The National Landscape Conservation System: In Need of Rounding Out
Nov. 3, 2017
69
Energy Exploitation on Federal Public Lands? Not!
Oct 27, 2017
68
Oregon’s Wildlands Should Matter as Much to Oregon Legislators as Alaska’s and Utah’s
Oct 20, 2017
67
The Most Interesting Oregonian Ever: Charles Erskine Scott Wood
Oct 13, 2017
66
Oct 6, 2017
65
Sep 29, 2017
64
Precedent for Secretary Zinke’s Gut-Job on the National Monuments
Sep 22, 2017
63
Dancing on the Dark Side: Wyden Guts His Own National Recreation Area System Bill
Sep 15, 2017
62
The Proposed Oregon Wildlands Act of 2017: Very Good but Not Yet Great
Sep 8, 2017
61
Closing the Mining Loophole for Wild and Scenic Rivers
Sep 1, 2017
60
What’s in a Name? Preserving National Monuments Versus Antiquities Only
Aug 25, 2017
59
Now that is a Member of Congress!
Aug 18, 2017
58
Owyhee Canyonlands: Faux Conservation and Pork Barrel Development
Aug 11, 2017
57
Wilderness and Mountain Bikes: Can They Co-Exist?
Aug 4, 2017
56
The Westerman Bill: An Exploiters Wet Dream
Jul 28, 2017
55
Preremembering Jim Weaver, Oregon Conservationist
Jul 21, 2017
54
Numerous No-Take Marine Protected Areas Are Best for Commercial Fishing
Jul 14, 2017
53
Increased Wilderness Demand Calls for Increased Wilderness Supply
Jul 7, 2017
52
The National Marine Sanctuary System, Actual and Potential
Jun 30, 2017
51
The Trump Administration Takes Out 17 International Biosphere Reserves
June 23, 2017
50
The Coastal Barrier Resources System
Jun 16, 2017
49
The Various Federal Systems for the Conservation and Enjoyment of Federal and Other Lands and Waters
Jun 9, 2017
48
Federal Payments to Timber-Addicted Counties
Jun 2, 2017
47
The High Cost of Cheap Grazing
May 26, 2017
46
Trump Administration “Review” of Certain National Monuments
May 19, 2017
45
The Elliott State Forest Will Not Be Privatized—But Will It Be Saved?
May 12, 2017
44
Theodore Roosevelt: The First and Greatest Public Lands Conservationist
May 5, 2017
43
Will Trump Dump National Monuments?
Apr 28, 2017
42
April 14, 2017
41
A Unprecedented Assault on America’s Public Lands
Apr 7, 2017
40
A Monumental Battle: National Monuments in Congress (Part 2)
Mar 31, 2017
39
A Monumental Battle: National Monuments in the Courts (Part 1
Mar 24, 2017
38
Wilderness: Expanding Concept, Shrinking Supply
Mar 17, 2017
37
The National Wildlife Refuge System, Part 3: Time to Double Down
Mar 10, 2017
36
The National Wildlife Refuge System, Part 2: Historical Evolution and Current Challenges
Mar 3, 2017
35
The National Wildlife Refuge System, Part 1: An Overview
Feb 24, 2017
34
Feb 17, 2017
33
Privatizing Federal Public Lands in Western Oregon
Feb 10, 2017
32
National Forests of the Western United States: An Incomplete Legacy
Feb 3, 2017
31
Converting Private Timberlands Back to Public Forestlands
Jan. 28 2017 (day late)
30
Remembering Richard L. Neuberger, Oregon Conservationist
Jan 21, 2017
(day late)
29
Preremembering Bob Packwood, Oregon Conservationist
Jan 13, 2017
28
National Forests of the Eastern United States: An Incomplete Legacy
Jan 7, 2017 (day late)
27
The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Room for More Streams
Dec 30, 2016
26
Dec 23, 2016
25
A Congressional Conservation Agenda for the Twenty-First Century
Dec 16, 2016
24
National Monuments: Long-Term National Versus Short-Term Local Interests
Dec. 9, 2016
23
Federal Public Lands Grazing “Right”: No Such Animal
Dec 2, 2016
22
A Stage Theory of Elevating the Status of Federal Public Lands
Nov 25, 2016
21
Nov 18, 2016
20
The November 2016 Election: Processing the Five Stages, Then Moving On
Nov 11, 2016
19
Nov 4, 2016
18
A Public Lands Conservation Agenda for the New President
Oct 28, 2016
17
A National Desert and Grassland System
Oct 21, 2018
16
Abolish the BLM and Replace it With a U.S. Desert and Grassland Service
Oct 14, 2016
15
Oct 7, 2016
14
The Bipolar State of Utah and National Monument Designation
September 30, 2015
13
“Small” Wilderness: No Big Deal
Sep 23, 2016
12
Judge John B. Waldo: Oregon’s John Muir
Sep 16, 2016
10
Marine National Monuments: Big, Bold, and Biologically Beautiful
Sep 2, 2016
9
A National System of National Recreation Areas
Aug 26, 2016
8
Federal Public Lands Under Clinton and Trump
Aug 19, 2016
7
Presidents and National Monuments Mostly by the Numbers
Aug 12, 2016
Public Lands in the United States: Federal and State
Aug 5, 2016
5
A Maine Woods National Monument
Jul 29, 2016
4
The Constitutionality of Public Lands
July 24. 2016
3
Jul 15, 2016
2
No Room for Energy Production Public Lands
Jul 8, 2016
1
A Weekly Exploration of Federal Public Lands
Jul 1, 2016