(Not) Counting Trees

In recent years, we have become obsessed with counting things, that somehow numbers will provide documentation of effort and impact, and ultimately improve what we do. Michael Power, a professor of accounting at the London School of Economics and Political Science, has something to say about this faith in numbers.

Late last week, I had a conversation with a colleague at the DNR who is looking further into how the budget repair bill (summary) might affect the status of forest certification (past post).

Wisconsin has become a battleground over public employee unions, collective bargaining, and public finances (local coverage).