forest. the number of bugs made our efforts on the permit seem pitiful. it also set the stage for fire. of 2013, 2 fires broke out and within seven days, the complex was over 90,000 acres and contains. our ski area was consumed in smoke and flames were licking the edge of our permit, the west fire ran 50,000 acres in three days, the flames were 400-600 feet tall and the smoke column topped 30,000 feet. it was entirely possible that the wolf creek ski area was going to be overrun by the fire. we were not without support. -- thet forest service u.s. forest service were quick to respond with structure protection and aerial support. resources were quickly mobilized and the very high level of professionalism was apparent. what struck me was how different the u.s. forest service performed when operating under rules that allowed decision makers to apply resources in what had to be a timely manner. believed that a paradigm shift in the u.s. forest service policy is needed rather than continuing to on

bill laurance: trees are the foundation of the forest. they form the architecture of the forest. they determine its micro-climate. they are the food sources of most things out there. so if you change the tree communities, you are really changing the ecology and the habitat for just about everything else. narrator: one way that rainforest tree communities have been changed is through outright destruction or habitat loss. this destruction has broken large rainforests up into many smaller habitat fragments. laurance is studying the effects of this forest fragmentation. dr. bill laurance: fragmentation in forest edges affect the rainforest in all kinds of ways. the rainforest, under its normal conditions, is a humid and dark and windless kind of environment. it's been surviving, existing for millions of years. and so many, many species have become specialized for these very unique micro-climatic conditions. and then you juxtapose that with a harsh, dry, windy cattle pasture, and so the conditions are just completely different. narrator: at the forest edge, where these two different e

bill laurance: trees are the foundation of the forest. they form the architecture of the forest. laurance: fragmentation in forest edges affect the rainforest in all kinds of ways. the rainforest, under its normal conditions, is a humid and dark and windless kind of environment. it's been surviving, existing for miions of years. and so my, many species have become specialized for these very unique micro-climatic conditions. and then you juxtapose that with a harsh, dry, windy cattle pasture, and so the conditions are just completely different. narrator: at the forest edge, where these two different environments meet, common plant species that are well adapted to the sunny and dry conditions start to take over, affecting the overall diversity and structure of the forest. dr. sue laurance: one of the important mechanisms that's pushing the change in structure are these vines. what the vines do -- they start to smother trees up near the edge, and actually they can kill these trees. and the thing that we are most concerned about with fragmentation and these sorts of structural change

, that that be redirected to forest operations and maintenance on existing forest service lands before we buy more land? we've got these budget constraints we are dealing with. obvious thatt's the priority for the forest service needs to be taking care of the lands they own and acquiring additional lands would be a lower priority, at least for some period into the future. i would hate to see a blanket kind of up rush to something like that. there are a number of incredibly important acquisition projects that can occur that can have management inefficiency as well as protection quality. i would ask people to look at that carefully rather than to make a blanket kind of decision like that. when you think of the source of the land acquisition funding being from our offshore oil, a one-time agreement with the public, that as we use that one- time resource we reinvest in something that has permanent value. there is something to be said for that. >> i certainly speak only for myself when i give this observation but i think it's important to be able to take care of what you have before you add

forest department decide which tree to cut? according to the myanmar selection system, the forest department measures the tree's girth at height of a man's chest. they mark the timber that has grown to a size ready to be cut. >> the team quickly gets to work. the wood is stamped to show it has been legally cut. then it's show time for the elephants. on the forest floor, oozie and elephant work as one unit, combining intelligence, training, precision, and enormous strength. oozies control their elephants with vocal commands and also using their knees, feet and occasionally, a stick. encouraging the three ton giants to yield and work. >> with their immense strength and precision, elephants like these can lift up to one ton of timber and carry it for up to a kilometer. elephants are ideal for terrain like this where using heavy machinery would destroy far more of the forest. by noon, their work is done. the logs are stacked downhill. later they will be dragged further, to the road, where trucks can load them in the dry season. wit

. >> and actually, this precipitated by the forest city, in the event that forest city, well, let me back it up with regard to this lease, initially forest city gave us phasing projections for the entire area, and so initially we are looking for a ten-year lease on this site. and then, they looked at it more closely and then, said, five and a five now, it is 58 months and five, one year options and due to their proposed development, they want to have the flexibility to say, we don't need all of it, we may need a portion of it, so that we want to, reduce it, and have you move off of the site. and so that it will not impair the development, but yet, still allow the port to have a revenue stream until all of the lease area is acquired by forest city. >> yeah, i understand that, with as the forest city is going to be ongoing there for ten years. and but, the other part of that paragraph is that it is essentially saying that when they move or have to move, they will get a space somewhere on the port. somewhere on the port property or in other words, they are guaranteed a space. >> they ar

palm oil is more valuable than the forest right now because of the way we value forests. >> while indonesia is looking to scale up its production of palm oil, this will come at a great cost. it will come at a great cost to the environment and the ecosystem. >> with their old homes deforested, elephants and other wildlife have to move somewhere. it's here in farming villages that humans and elephants collide. in aceh, communities rely on agriculture, and when elephants begin eating those crops, conflicts become deadly. >> [speaking local language] >> loss of life isn't new to the people of aceh. for over 30 years, violent clashes occurred between rebels and the jakarta government, until 2004, when a peace treaty was signed. over 15,000 people died in that conflict. two years after the peace treaty, aceh was hit by a series of deadly floods, killing dozens. experts believe extensive logging in the surrounding hills caused the floods. >> [speaking local language] >> after such adversity, many communities are just trying to rebuild. and for young farmers, like sabaruddin, elephants and other wi

to my sis to do this in a dense forests and land up here. it stood for ten women in full menace spending a week outdoors to help the forest and protect the body both the scene. a few credits to his knees and all. young says are a delicacy to ideas and stacks the one to three nipping off the bonds the astounding that greg says andreas moment in all the muslims of the trees move on pitching. and letters and spaces can exist in animals seem to always prefer to eat and goes into the town of oakville to be a submission clinton more the people that get us and it's a feast. there isn't a vacation. these volunteers have proved too weak of heart forestry work. one participant couple of times and says they going to learn how to wrap the surgeon will the secret to protect young saplings against being bitten off. london an extension of social work and stopped more instructions. the helpless to getting chilly and inpatient the chief are still wants to make sure everyone days how it's done right. the minister says he didn't fit in to the us is still does

the forest has been burning day and night for a week. every morning this scene is repeated. >> provide for fire fighter and public safety - that's always our top priority. provide protection for communities within the fire area. manage costs effectively for the values at risk. >> for us - and for this film - this is the last fire of the season and we wanted to get as close to the frontline as we could. >> as we go along the sky is getting darker and darker and it feels like we're actually geting close to the heart of the fire. >> here, the forest hasn't burned in decades. the flames are moving quickly into the crowns of the trees. >> you can hear the sound of the helicopters flying over head doing water drops the sound of the sap popping, and the branches falling in the forest. this is really, very close to the heart of this fire. >> i appreciate if you guys get your shots real quick and lets get out of here because we're going to be in harms way if we don't. >> ok, well, we've been told we have to move out of here right now. these flame

general condition in a poor lease and so this was put into the lease due to the requests from the forest city. >> for both of these. >> yes. >> okay. >> thank you. >> you are welcome. >> any other questions? >> could you tell me a little bit about how this lease is going to benefit the southern water front community benefit beautifiation fund? >> i have spoken with the tenant and i know for sure with regard to the lease 15690 as they have done on the site at 20th and illinois, they have put plants, and greenry to try to beutify the area, and i am not sure what is going to happen. i have brought this to their attention, and made them aware that this has to be addressed but i am not sure what is going to happen with the vehicle, bus, and truck storage. and i think that part of it is a water situation, with the planning too, but i think that we have talked about putting some greenry out there. >> okay. >> and that is it? >> okay. >> and do you want to comment? >> commissioner brandon? benson, that, the lease revenues from this new lease will be subject to the southern water front community,

and development project that we are pursuing, with the forest city california. and we have got in the audience today, jack, representing the forest city, and also, we would like to introduce to you today, sarah, dennis phillips with the office of economic and workforce development, she is going to be their project director on the project, reporting to jennifer mats, the water front project director in the mayor's office. >> so, just in that, noting the hour, i am going to go fairly quickly, through this presentation. we the last major milestone for the project was the board of supervisors, approval of the term sheet for the project. and describing the general financial agreements between the parties, it is not a binding document and we can't enter into a binding contract with forest city on the development until after sequa but that was an 11-0 vote at the board of supervisors, a lot of positive testimony from the community at the board. and that, that completed, the phase one, milestones for the project, under our exclusive negotiating agreement. >> this includ

these volunteers have booked a week of hard forest rework. says they aret going to learn how to wrap the protectirs in wool to the saplings from being bitten off. before thections work can start. the helpers are getting chilly and impatient. but she forced her to make sure everyone knows how it is done right. though wool has to be spread and wound over the needles. it looks easy, but it is not. inn finding the baby firs the woods is a problem. firs don't.gs, the manager observes and criticizes. that is not going to work, he tells a volunteer. sapping -- sapling must not be bitten off with so much will that it will not grow next season. carolyn says she loves it here. it is fascinating. it is a lot of work, but it is great to achieve something through simple means, stopping from coming and are storing the trees. . find it astonishing unlike the volunteers, this is my first time. everyone in the group takes up the burden to work for germany's forests. at the train station in saxony, it was all a big welcome back. these people know each other. t

and in their development. >> well the other one, so, when does forest city, project to start developing on that side? >> there are two parcels on the map. and there is the southern parcel, which boarders the nrg site. >> i am talking about the longer term lease. >> that is the longer term lease. >> that is where the current, you know, containerized storage operation is moving to, from that illinois, on 20th street, and in the current plan, they have put forward and that is in the fourth phase and it could happen, ten to 15 years down the road and however, what is happening now, is that forest city, is in a process of sort of reevaluating the phases, and the use, program, and that will be analyzed under sequa and so the phasing could change and it could change now as a result of that analysis and it could also change because the market conditions end up being much bet and her more sustained than the currently conservatively estimating and so all that we have are the current estimates and we will be back in front of you with a revised forest city plan before the sequa starts to give you a

regrowth for -- chance of forest regrowth. credited for the speedy recovery of the forest. this has spawned tales from the activist left of uncontrolled logging in the sierras. nothing can be further from the truth. this legislation vests full control of the salvage plans with federal forest managers, not the logging companies. it leaves federal foresters in charge of enforcing salvage plans that fully protect the environment. the left wants a policy of benign neglect. let a quarter million acres of destroyed timber rot in place, surrender the land to beetles and watch as the forest ecosystem is replaced by scrub land. yes, without human intervention the forests will eventually return. but not in the lifetimes of ourselves, our children or our children's children. if we want to stop the loss of this forest land and if we want to control the beetle infestation before it explodes out of control, the dead timber has to come out soon. if we take it out now, we can generate the funds necessary to suppress brush buildup, plant new s

and if, we get, the forest city completes the proposal and we will bring those to you for your consideration, but we are excited about this phase zero work. >> and this is not going to be eligible either. and this is available on the port's website with the staff report and the commission has it in its report as well. and a lot of what we have been doing on the city staff time is organizize ourselves across the city departments and into the teams that are going to be tackling the different components that sarah described. and is sarah is going to be leading the group that will be looking at sequa and the land use and working with the staff on those issues and david is going to play a significant role in the continued planning work. and the port is going to be focused on the dda and the financial plan to fund all of the infrastructure and steven wheel on the port staff is going to be working very closely with the forest city engineers to develop that infrastructure plan and coordinate with the other city departments like the san francisco public utilities commission and the department of publ

going to be working very closely with the forest city engineers to develop that infrastructure plan and coordinate with the other city departments like the san francisco public utilities commission and the department of public works. so, we are trying to get an interdisciplinary team from across the city to really focus on how we build this new neighborhood. and so that, and in closing. i mentioned the exclusive negotiating agreement earlier. and we do intend to come back to you with a proposal to amend that exclusive negotiating agreement, perhaps as early as the november meeting. and to address a few issues for this phase two, period of time. so that concludes my presentation and sarah and i are available to answer any questions. >> is there any public comment? >> commissioners is there any comment. >> i have a comment i am happy that you get your ppa letter from planning and i like how you are lining up your ducks there, and especially with the other two lots, and they are all going to come under the same environmental review and that is the real smart way of doing it. and otherwise,

forest service. along for the cleanup of the site. >> you see more and more of these people in the grows. they are armed with either side arms or rifles. >> reporter: many grow operations are controlled by mexican-run cartels. it's cheaper to grow here than to smuggle it in. and according to the u.s. forest service, 80% of the cultivators are mexican foreign nionals. >> there's a big concern of bumping into something like this. they don't want to bump into them. they don't want to get involved. >> that concern shared by hikers. don is part of the indian tripe. they are been overrun by pat growers. they're afraid to go in the forest alone. >> they're armed. >> it has an impact, folks not being able to do what we're accustomed to doing. >> reporter: he says fear is also keeping tribe members inside. and unable to participate in practices, like burial rights and basket weaving. why are the areas so appealing to growers now. >> they're not traversed very often. they have a little bit of cover from not be

forest. i talked to him about that once and he never respond but if that's true we would still villaraigosa a lot of that house and a a lot of sunlight on the first day of winter we'll lose will 78 percent of the sunlight. i think it's significant enough that merits consideration even though is it doesn't rile come into conflict with the guidelines of the planning department. thank you >> thank you. is there that i any public comment? seeing none, project sponsor you have 5 minutes >> how does that work? >> you place it face up and st. tv. >> the debt of my clients are here, ms. judy low and we have an interpreter. i thought on interpreter would be appropriate. the exit debt of my clients home is 27 feet >> it's around where i am to where you are that's the existing debt and the adjacent home next door is 70 feet in length. this is the picture that tells all right here. (inaudible) >> he need to speak into the microphone. >> you can see the size of my clients enemy also the size of the home t

there are more forest fires in the government-owned forest and privately-owned forests. people have more incentive to take care of their would. >> plant more and to not cut it down early. that is the biggest problem. we see it with the pilgrims. they pick the corner early. fishing. keep the small fish rather than throwing it back if it's not your pond. it's a notion you throw it back. someone else will get it. keep it. if it's yours, let it grow to the size that it should. it is publicly owned, you worry about the other pochard coming in and taking a. john: i understand how private ownership would work in some and land area, but i can't see how you do with the ocean. >> a couple issues. migrating fish, you can't really on the property. you can on the fish, have a certain tagged fish with electronic surveillance and other technologies, but the way they solve the problem with notions as the tuna. they build these enormous bins. it's a fish farm in the ocean. saltwater. they are case then. it's a big case. they get that natural exercise. it makes the face healthier and tast

it's phenomenal forests. oh wait you might call it and that was this week's edition of below three thousand i have to give me some ideas of how whitney the plan fizzled there's not much to say. you can find plenty of online if you like this instead. thanks alot to come bye bye. winning is now six pm the time when you're watching it in years i bet it would welcome the european gentle coming to you from dw stadium in brussels. but the week's top headlines. this is awesome and makes the news. on the air and online the globally minded audience do. use. use. to do. father i meet a couple jill and john daly. they plan to retire they went to the beat thailand among many many places they say well this is the place. i'm very end of the baum there have been off with the doha round. here are all winter they each can all be looking to build on what's in those doubts. strange also missing something. well miss something. and about two to having a social formation six reinstated so that's why tyler. the case of jail. what h

they belong to the forest service. we stacked them and the forest service contracts with the haulers. we got an estimate of the potential value of the trees. we don't have a value for all the trees taken out at this point. the estimate they gave us was about 1.5 and $2 million. a portion of that pays for the contractors that have pulled out in the mills and a portion goes out to the u.s. forest service. i don't know if that answered your question. >> who gets the money? >> us. >> do we get the money for the removal? >> the contracts for the removal? we are trying to recover that through fema process and today will be able to talk about that as well. we might also be able, i don't know if we can get that on our insurance. today can address that and that's about 2 contracts with $75,000 each. it was quite a significant effort to make sure the right of way stays clear at this point in time. and the sequestered because the trees were stacking up. >> i just want to go on record as far as salvage logging goes and questions i

our forest coverage. we're heading to the mountains the district of in comprehendible? where things are significantly different. so here we are in eastern nepal and tusia and ganesh are going to take us through the forest managed by the local community somewhere down there. shall we go. so for each tree that is chopped at least 2 or 3 trees are planted, just to make sure that the forest is stable.. so we just seen the forest that's doing really well. now we are going to see a forest that's just been started a couple of years ago. the people here depend on the forrest for their living. handing forrest management back to these communities seems to be a perfect way to address the needs of the people, and the environment. >> every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? consider this... antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a

i want to show everyone a clip here of forest whittaker and "black nativity."man you were looking for? >> you're late mister. >> i was told to expect my grandson, not some pickpocket. rather than wait as instructed. so anxious to transcrest and rather than wait for his grandparents as he was instructed, he'd run off and violate the first law that he could. >> i ain't no damn pickpocket. i wasn't lifting that guy's wallet, i was giving it back. the kid jacked my backpack and took all my money. i was trying to call you. >> well, no one's pressing charges, so we're releasing him into your custody, sir. >> well, welcome to new york, young man. apparently, i'm your grandfather. >> jimmy: forest whittaker, everbody. [ cheers and applause ] "black nativity" is in theaters november 27th. that's my man right there. come back whenever you want to buddy. andy cohen joins us next. there he is in the bud light platinum suite. andy! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ you get your coffee here. you get your hair cut here. you find that certain thing you were looking for here, but a

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these volunteers have a week of forest rework.ticipant says they will learn how to wrap the firs in wool, which is supposed to protect the young saplings from being taken off. but before the full work starts there are instructions. the chief forrester wants to make sure everyone knows how this is done right. >> the wool will have to be spread over and then wound over the needles. participant says they will learn how to wrap the firs in wool, which is supposed to protect the young saplings from being taken off. but before the full work starts there are instructions. the chief forrester wants to make sure everyone knows how this is done right. >> the wool will have to be spread over and then wound over the needles. it looks easy but it is not. participant says they will learn how to wrap the firs in wool, which is supposed to protect the young saplings from being taken off. but before the full work starts there are instructions. the chief forrester wants to make sure everyone knows how this is done right. >> the wool will have to be

thousands of acres on or near forest service land used as marijuana grow sites. >> it's a huge problem. almost an epidemic in our community. >> reporter: an epidemic with destructive effect. now goes beyond the politics of pot. >> what we know is there is a massive use of toxics out there. >> they are specifically targeting animals anything that can kill a bear will kill me as well. >> reporter: it's not what they are growing but how they are doing it that's wreaking havoc on some of california's rarer species and most precious resources. >> here is well over 1,000 pounds of marijuana. >> reporter: this is the new ground zero for marijuana cull via aviation in -- cultivation in california. they've seized more than 2400 plants in roughly half a million plants were found on national park land statewide. other sites were discovered just outside public land. >> how far are we from federal land public land? >> just over that hill. >> reporter: lieutenant rick coe heads the marijuana task foe for california. we followed his team. >> natural? >> absolutely not. fertilizers. pesticides are pla

we were going to say back to the forest gump analogy instead of run, forest, jen, it would be swim, willard, swim. in no, water and he, he was an exhaustive traveler with influential friends included night to the investments and sir john templeton and prominent cities here in town including the beaches, the cubs, he likes to talk about people he knew in the places he had been cut including the exclusive bohemian club in california. he left iraq with the people that he met. and from the stories i have heard he was a done right as it is trevor. and definitely a worse pilot. at the above the title why stop at red because apparently red lights and willard did not really agree. [laughter] i am sure will hear some stories after this, but he was a fantastic cancer. he once landed himself in the pool after one to the geezer read steps close to the edge. he would hope, chains into a new tuxedo bow to the other guests of the purchase of the he was the only mentality texas. i was that sure that store was really true. one person tells you a story and you don't really know the reason they stood up and s

it's not just the forest that blows, it's the animals too. kids can learn a lot more from the animals of chuck e. cheese than they can from a polar bear at the zoo. i watched this guy for an hour, he -- play any bluegrass even after i threw a banjo at him. next up, folks, we only have so long on this planet. so when i die i want to be buried in the most massive mausoleum possible. that way i can spend eternity doing what i love most, take up more space than i need. (laughter) that's why i am so offended by this new product. >> a mushroom burial suit designed to help the body decompose after death is the latest concept turning heads at a convention downtown. >> it's a mushroom death suit embedded with an infinite mushroom spors designed to speed off-- feed off the body and speed up decomposition. >> speed up decomposition, i'm sorry, is my dead body not decomposing fast enough for you. how thoughtless of me. folks, i would not be caught dead in this mushroom death suit. which, incidentally, was also the name of my doom metal band. so i am givi