Clan of the cave honey badger. I don't speak Italian, but I'm real good with Google translate. Jati member of the friendfeed bardo. Frotfeathers, quince liquor, etc.
"Unfortunately, the proposed planning formula hints at, but does not squarely embrace such a vision. The regulation seeks to protect agency discretion where, instead, clear commitments and accountability are needed. The danger is that the new rule won't give Forest Service managers the tools to make the vision real. Clarity and specifics are required to do what's right. While some flexibility is inherently necessary, too much elasticity could snap the agency back to old behaviors that would threaten to give away too much and protect too little.
The agency was not bashful about pursuing aggressive timber harvesting for many decades, stopping only when required by lawsuits. And it should not be bashful about declaring - firmly and convincingly - that those days are over. It is time to embrace conservation and lead the country into the 21st century with this vision in mind. Rather than asking for more discretion, the Forest Service needs to build trust with strong commitments and then keep them.
Americans should look for something new-evidence of a fierce green fire, a passion for exemplary land stewardship. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has spoken with urgency about restoring and protecting water and wildlife values, and the Forest Service needs to deliver the goods."
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"Aldo Leopold, the iconic American conservationist, spoke of once watching "a fierce green fire" dying in the eyes of a wolf he killed, noting "there was something new to me in those eyes." The she-wolf was not just a varmint, and he came to regret his youthful "trigger-itch." Likewise, the U.S. Forest Service must overcome its long-established "timber-itch." With the agency creating new rules for the vast acreage under its management, and the way we use these valuable resources changing dramatically, we now have no choice but to be concerned. The division of the Department of Agriculture that once responded mostly to the timber industry now needs to measure its mission not in harvesting trees, but in recreation visits, sheltered wildlife and protected water resources."
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I'm at my desk, eating grapes, and giving this package of Reese's pieces #bitchlips and *sideeye*. Being a responsible adult is the pits.
that is why i have absolutely no candy, chips, pop, junk food whatsoever around, cuz I know that one day...I'll just want to sit on the couch and binge that shit down
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I'm inappropriate. I've lost count of the number of times at work I have told someone that I needed "workforce sensitivity training." I think I've figured out that you can get away with it as long as you have a certain gleam in your eye and are quick with a laugh.
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I have a very nice Leatherman with several different knives on it. Sadly, it is buried somewhere in my garage. #knifememe
I liked Culture War a lot more than Speaking in Tongues.
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"It was almost exactly a year to the day when Arcade Fire started dropping some 12″ vinyl singles in record stores across the world, much to the surprise of everyone. People were cropping up online posting pictures of this vinyl that wasn’t announced by the band, something that shoppers were finding randomly littered amongst other vinyls in their local shop. That was “The Suburbs”/”Month Of May”, the first new music from the band in three years since 2007′s “Neon Bible”. From that point on, 2010 was Arcade Fire’s year, blowing the fuck up all over the shop, winning awards, having a trillion-selling album, headlining numerous festivals, and saving the world too. Oh, and they confused the hell out of anyone who hadn’t heard their name in the last ten years when they won a Grammy for album of the year. Now they’re readying a deluxe version of that album “The Suburbs” (out June 27th) as well as a Spike Jonze-directed film called “Scenes From The Suburbs” including two previously unreleased/unheard/unknown tracks. Tonight Zane Lowe had the world premiere of both songs and below you can hear radio rips of both of them, “Speaking In Tongues” featuring Talking Heads’ David Byrne, and “Culture War”."
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Both of my big toes have bruised toenails (AKA 'runners nails') and they hurt pretty bad. I am nervous as hell about the pack test I have to take on Thursday morning. Shin splints + bruised toenails + heat = a bad case of nerves. I'm going to have to dig deep. :-/
"A 45-day public comment period began with the release of the draft. Molloy gave the Forest Service until the end of 2011 to do a tougher environmental impact statement. He warned the agency could be found in contempt for failing to meet the deadline.
The new plan also proposes limiting the use of retardant around waterways unless human life is at risk. Previous guidelines allowed retardant to be dropped when the potential damage to natural resources outweighed potential loss of aquatic life.
The Forest Service in the past has tried to avoid using retardant within 300 feet of streams.
The plan also calls for the Forest Service to annually monitor the effects of retardant on 5 percent of fires of less than 300 acres where retardant has been used."
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Reality bites. :) I am still your twin. Also facing it. With coffee and peanut butter cap'n crunch in mah belleh.
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When I was a teenager, I went through a phase where I was a little obsessed with wax. I used to carve, whittle, and sculpt it. As such, my hands had a fair share of burns and cuts. I am not an artist by any stretch of the imagination- I just really liked the feeling of wax in my hands and being able to manipulate it. #SaturdayFF
<3 <3 <3 Lots of love for Hotshots crews. I got to spend a week with the Plumas Hotshots back in high school. I had lofty goals of eventually becoming a smokejumper in addition to being a silviculturist, and they prefer those to be former Hotshots, so I signed up for the career mentoring program they were doing. The first day, they made us haul firehose coils to the top of the lookout tower and back down five times. Much vomiting was had. That's also when I discovered that my acrophobia wasn't going to go away anytime soon. So I had to abandon my dream to be a smokejumper (or a tanker pilot). I still kind of regret that I never went through with becoming a hotshot though...
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Nerves of steel, for sure. Also, the physical strength and endurance to do that job is just amazing. After I finished rookie school, one of the first things I did was tell my friend, Jonathan, that I had new found mad respect for him (he was on a hotshot crew for three seasons and still works as a wildland firefighter). :)
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You know what makes me feel old? The fact that I just thought to myself, "Aspercreme and Aleve make it all better." *weeps*
someone was thinking of taking a bath with it, disappointed they didn't get to meet Jesus and thought suicide would be the only way
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Sounds like you've got your hands full! Also, bonus points for using the word, "origin." <a href="#geekparentsFTW</a>" target="_blank">http://friendfeed.com/sea... ;
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C, no, some weird show called "Inspector America." I have no business watching tv. I never know what to watch.
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