Forest Futures Science, Politics, and Policy for the Next Century

The 15 original essays written by leading scientists, policy analysts, public lands managers, and advocates addresses four related issues regarding the future of our nation's forests: ideas and practices of sustainable forestry; science and policymaking; threatened and endangered species protection on forested lands; and the future of public forest lands management in the Pacific Northwest. Though the focus of the essays is regional, the co-editors' introduction and conclusion will make connections between the Northwest forests as a case study and scientific and policy dilemmas generally.

Steven H. Ackers is a faculty research assistant with the Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in the Department of Fish and Wildlife at Oregon State University Frank Alcock is an assistant professor of political science at the New College of Florida Karen Arabas is associate professor of geography in the Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences at Willamette University, Salem, Oregon John H. Beuter has been a forester and forest economist for over forty-five years Joe Bowersox is associate professor of politics in the Department of Politics at Willamette University, Salem, Oregon Susan Jane Brown is the executive director of the Gifford Pinchot Task Force David W. Cash is a research associate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and lecturer in Environmental Science and Public Policy at Harvard University William C. Clark is the Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government John A. Kitzhaber practiced emergency medicine in Roseburg, Oregon, for thirteen years. His political career includes service in the Oregon House of Representatives (1979-1981) and the Oregon State Senate (1981-1993). In 1994 Kitzhaber was elected governor of Oregon, serving until 2003 Peter List is professor emeritus of philosophy at Oregon State University (OSU) Ronald B. Mitchell is an associate professor of political science at the University of Oregon David A. Perry is professor (emeritus) of ecosystem studies at the Oregon State University, an affiliate professor at the University of Hawaii (Hilo), and a Science Curriculum Specialist in the Center for Disability Learning, the University of Hawai'i (Manoa) Roger A. Pielke Jr. joined the faculty of the University of Colorado in 2001 and is an associate professor in the environmental studies program and a fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences (CIRES). At CIRES Roger serves as the director of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research Daniel J. Rohlf is an associate professor at Lewis and Clark Law School