Seattle Times Article on the Tongass Forest Threats

 Explore Tongass plan on federalregister.gov

Read a blog about the Tongass threat

The Tongass and the Era of Old-Growth Protections | Audubon

‘Forest management’ misdirection worsens community wildfire threats 

DEP OKs controversial Mason Co. biomass site permit request | Energy and Environment | wvgazettemail.com 

Ohio River Watershed – WV Rivers 

Read forest bioenergy pollution analysis 

Protect Your Voice on National Forests - Oregon Wild 

Federal Register: Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process 

Public Comment Portal - Protect Public Commenting on National Forests   

Talking points and an email template from Sierra Club 

The Coalition Letter 

Substack by the John Muir Project 

Action Center - Save the Boundary Waters 

Bill Passed House Overturn Mining Ban Near Boundary Waters 

Boundary Waters Mining Ban Reversed

Zinke Pushes Effort to Open Land Near Boundary Waters Wilderness to Mining 

5 Reasons to Protect the Boundary Waters Once and for all 

FOFA in Name Only - Sierra Club

FOFA Petition - Earthjustice

Lewis et al - camera work in post-fire habitats revealed the presence of many mammals including wolves

Logging to ‘Save’ Northern Spotted Owls From Wildfires Will Not End Well Earthjustice.org

Black-backed woodpeckers were nesting in the burned snag forest, and their preferential selection of burned snag forest was statistically significant

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

Information Source Including Timeline of the Roadless Rule: Earthjustice.org

The Wilderness Society: Three-decade record of contiguous-U.S. national forest wildfires indicates increased density of ignitions near roads

America’s Oldest Forests and Clean Drinking Water

Bradley, C.M. C.T. Hanson, and D.A. DellaSala. 2016. Does increased forest protection correspond to higher fire severity in frequent-fire forests of the western USA?

Informational article: “A Tiny Land Deal with Giant Implications”

A great opinion piece: Rural Idaho needs teamwork, not Fulcher’s public lands sell-off

An informational post on this topic and how you can take action

Article by the NPCA on protecting national parks

Submit the pre-formatted action letter from EPIC

JDSF Forest Management Plan public comment form - Cal Fire

Resource from EPIC to inform your personal comments

For more background on JDSF

December 2nd RACA Hearing

Roadless Rule Petition

Roadless Rule Petition

Meeting GHG reduction targets requires accounting for all forest sector emissions

Logging isn't particularly effective in reducing risk of severe wildfires, study suggests 

Send a Letter to your Senators

Half of Oregon could see more logging, grazing under federal wildfire bill 

Home Hardening - CalFire Article

Home Hardening - CA Fire Safe Council

Home Hardening Assistance - California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force

Wildland-urban fire disasters aren’t actually a wildfire problem

Does logging really reduce wildfire danger? New California study finds key exception 

Industry-Managed Forests May Amplify Megafire Risks, New Study Finds

Sierra Club Statement on Senate Fix Our Forests Act

Industry managed forests more likely to fuel megafires, study finds

S.1462 - Fix Our Forests Act

New study finds privately-owned, industrial forests more at risk for severe wildfire in extreme weather conditions 

Submit your Comment!

Forest Service to Abandon Nine Regional Offices

USDA Department of Agriculture Reorganization Plan

Roadless Rule Factsheet

Submit your Comment! 

The Forest Service road system consists of over 371,000 miles of road

Three-decade record of contiguous-U.S. national forest wildfires indicates increased density of ignitions near roads

The current estimate of the agency wide maintenance backlog, or “deferred maintenance”, was over $8.6 billion in FY2023.   

Postfire reproduction of a serotinous conifer, the giant sequoia, in the Nelder Grove, California

Reproduction of a Serotinous Conifer, the Giant Sequoia, in a Large High-Severity Fire Area  

NM Gov. Lujan Grisham floats enshrining public lands protections in state law • Source New Mexico 

Previous Federal Land Selloff Proposal (now defunct): GOP bill makes 14 million acres of public land in NM ‘eligible’ for sale, according to new analysis • Source New Mexico

Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data | Congress.gov | Library of Congress  

 These 4 million acres of California forests could lose protection. Here’s what Trump’s ‘roadless rule’ repeal could do

Map: Roadless Areas in California 

Protect 60 Million Acres of National Forests! 

Protect 60 Million Acres of National Forests! 

Save the roadless rule - LTE 

Earthjustice Responds as Trump Administration Takes Aim at Longstanding Rule Protecting National Forestlands 

Water quality assessment of bioenergy production

Evaluating the Impacts of Forest Clear Cutting on Water and Sediment Yields Using SWAT in Mississippi

Importance of Biomass Energy Markets to Forestry: New England’s Two Decades of Biomass Energy Experience

New England is losing 65 acres of forest a day    

Federal budget bill would boost logging — but cut funds to Oregon timber counties

Analysis: Senate GOP’s Final Megabill is A Disaster for Affordability, Jobs, and Clean Energy 

USFS: Roadless Areas 

PRESS STATEMENT: New England conservation organizations praise Rep Pingree (D-ME) and Senators Sanders (I-VT), Welch (D-VT), and Blumenthal (D-CT) for co-sponsoring the Roadless Areas Conservation Act 

Protect 60 Million Acres of National Forests! 

Utah Republican proposes sale of more than 2 million acres of US lands

250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill 

NoKings.org

Safety for you and others during peaceful protests

Biomass Resolution 2025 

Volunteer With Us! 

Additional Information 

A Quiet Push to Sell Public Lands

Act Now For Public Lands

The Biomass “Nosey” Business, Part 1, by Alex Dashuta

The Biomass “Nosey” Business, Part 2, by Alex Dashuta 

Tell Congress that Forest Biomass is NOT Clean Energy 

Republicans support selling public lands as budget amendment fails - The Wilderness Society

Trump Quietly Plans To Liquidate Public Lands To Finance His Sovereign Wealth Fund - Center for American Progress

Tell Congress: Keep Polluters' Hands Off Public Lands! - Sierra Club Petition    

How Outdoor Recreation Can Revive Abandoned Logging Towns

Shevlin-Hixon and Brooks-Scanlon Mills, Bend

Tell the Senate: Stand Up For Our Forests!

Sierra Club Statement on Senate Fix Our Forests Act  

This Bill to Reduce Wildfires Might Actually Make Them Worse 

Debunking the Biomass Myth - Center For Biological Diversity 

The Use of Whole Trees in Wood Pellet Manufacturing - Dogwood Alliance  

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