There’s a mistaken impression that our national forests are supposed to be in some kind of primeval condition. That’s not what anybody wants, and health forestry practices have been standard in Wisconsin for a long time. But with a president abusing an emergency declaration to sidestep environmental safeguards, it’s easy to see why a former head of the US Forest Service from Wisconsin thinks this is a dangerous plan. Also: Salina Heller talks to the head of the Packers Hall of Fame during Draft Weekend.

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