Supporting active, multiple-use management of federal forest lands
We’ve joined forces with Evergreen Magazine to announce the first of our new Man on the Street interview series. These are a collection of interviews, offering both urban and rural viewpoints- aimed at exploring the public perception of wildfire, forest
In May, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced S. 1262. This matters to Southern Oregon because it expands the Wild Rogue Wilderness by 60,000-acres and creates a 98,000-acre recreation area adjacent to the existing Wild Rogue Wilderness Area (maps
The alternating sunny warm weather interspersed with soaking rains has made for the most prodigious crop of grass and brush on the landscape that I have seen in decades. Coupled with that, the signs from the flora and fauna are
Anna Yarbrough, a forester, contributed the following article in light of a proposed tax increase in the Oregon Legislature. We appreciate her willingness to allow us to publish the following, which first appeared on her Facebook page: First, let me
Please join the editor of Scorched: Wildfires The New Normal Hell NO™ for a Clean Air Rally – Saturday, June 1, 2019 Medford, Oregon Click here to download flyer Another Summer of Smoke is Inevitable! Your Voice Must Be Heard
by Steve Kariainen: HFHC Great Lakes Director The following is taken from a newspaper op-ed entitled, “Earth Day – A Day to Celebrate Forestry!” that I wrote a couple years ago while doing some work for Forest Resources Association: Earth
Jacob Steensen is a forester of Coos Bay, Ore. He allowed us to share this perspective on the recent closure of a mill in his community. With the closure of Georgia Pacific’s mill in Coos Bay Oregon, many Coos County
Rachel Lee Hall previously contributed her Forest Under Stress research here. Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities thanks her again for allowing us to share this follow-up to her work: I am a long time resident of Oregon and a citizens advocate
Last year, the U.S. Congress passed legislation to end the practice of “fire borrowing,” where the U.S. Forest Service “borrows” money from forest management accounts to pay for escalating wildfire suppression costs. Yet this “fix” doesn’t take effect until 2020,
by Steve Kariainen: HFHC Great Lakes Director Montana’s Bruce Vincent likes to remind us, “The world is run by those who show up!” Margaret Mead is famous for saying, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
