Utah Forest News (quarterly)
The quarterly Utah Forest News is designed to help private forest landowners in Utah to better understand current and longstanding forestry issues pertinent to Utah. As timber harvesting has increased in Utah over the past decade, there has been no corresponding increase in the availability of professional forestry expertise in the state. In an effort to address this problem the Utah Legislature approved and funded the Utah Forest Landowner Education Program. This newsletter is one of the primary means of the program for increasing landowner awareness of forest stewardship principles and current issues in managing Utah's private forestland. This free newsletter is mailed to over 1300 Utah forest landowners and stakeholders quarterly, and additional copies are available in state forestry assistance offices around the state.

The Missing Fires (video)
Wildland managers in many locations across the United States are currently attempting to return fire to the landscape in an effort to restore what is believed to be a necessary ecosystem process. Many resource managers also believe that increasing prescribed fire use can reduce the escalating costs and impacts of wildfires. The American public has a poor understanding of the policy of fire use, and without public support mangers will have an increasingly difficult time using fire. This thesis project attempts to address this problem with the creation of a video designed to increase public awareness and acceptance of wildland fire as a management tool and an ecosystem process. Approximately ten natural resource management professionals from several states and agencies were interviewed and existing fire footage was collected. Dramatic fire footage and nationally recognized music were blended with the interviews to make the message more appealing and effective. The video presentation is designed for viewing in National Park Visitor Centers, High Schools, and public access television stations across the nation. The information was collected in a completely revisable digital format, and is therefore a valuable tool for digital delivery system applications such as the Internet. This project was funded by the National Park Service.