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Note: Frank Carroll contributed the following article to Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities. Forest Service supervisors in Utah are enforcing a moratorium on “managed wildfires” in 2020, this terrible year of the pandemic “wildfire” that so affects all aspects of our

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service to undertake an assessment of the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions.  Though some use the NEPA process to stall or

Targeted investments in forest management can help promote economic recovery, improve the health and accessibility of federal lands, while providing tangible and lasting returns for American taxpayers. For more, check out our oped in The Hill. The prospects for additional

**Download the Mega Drought Southern Oregon 2020 presentation by clicking here. Rachel Lee Hall- a citizen advocate for Forest Under Stress (FUS) during the month of April took a series  Mega Drought Southern Oregon 2020 of photos of various mountain lakes and

COVID-19 is challenging our society in many ways. Today we appreciate the men and women who are serving on the front lines of this epidemic and making personal sacrifices to provide care to those in need. Judging by shortages of medical

The following opinion by Bryan Lorengo originally appeared in the Montana Standard Despite growing momentum for more active management on Montana’s national forests, litigation from a small number of fringe groups continues to hurt rural communities and the ability of federal agencies to manage

As the only professional forester in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) loves trees and understands the importance of good management for healthy forests. Recently he introduced the Trillion Trees Act, legislation that would plant 1 trillion trees globally by

The 2019 Decker Fire ignited in the early afternoon of Sunday, September 8 in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, just two miles south of Salida, Colorado. Prior to the incident, it’s estimated the wilderness had an 80 percent tree mortality

Those of us in the forest sector already know wood is the most sustainable building material available.  We all understand the importance of marketing wood products to environmentally-conscious consumers.  But this doesn’t mean we’re immune to the turbulent politics of

In 1990 the Northern Spotted Owl was listed as a “threatened” species under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), resulting in the steep decline in federal timber harvests and the economic collapse of many rural communities across the nation. In