As is the case with all natural disasters, there is a tendency to point fingers.  Almost always, the finger-pointing misses the point.  We are seeing this play out with the horrific wildfires in California.  Politicians are using them as an opportunity to raise their issues.  The left is raising the "climate change" flag during this drought cycle, and politicians on the right are raising the "lack of active forest management" flag.  Both are using those points to find fault with leadership.  Yet the answers may beyond leadership's control.  First, the wildfire and forest leadership across the U.S. and in California may be the best it has ever been.  Vicki Christiansen now leads the U.S. Forest Service.  She is a former state forester in two western states and a deputy chief with responsibility for the U.S. Forest Service wildfire program.  In the history of agency...(Read Full Post)