Supporting active, multiple-use management of federal forest lands
Darr Moon contributed the following column to Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities. My uncle was an engineer for the Forest Service, he helped design and build the Yankee Fork road we used to access our summer gold camp. He was a
By Nick Smith The following column originally appeared in the Medford Mail Tribune Everyone has an opinion on how best to respond to the trend of catastrophic wildfires and smoke. In his Mail Tribune guest column, Derek Volkart floats the
The devastation from last year’s wildfires is still unfolding at a scale that has not even begun to be understood. The socioeconomic impacts (loss of life, property, natural resources, massive impact on health and healthcare, economic impacts on business and
Professional Forester Paul Kangas offers the following to encourage dialog on our crisis of wildfire and smoke. SUMMARY OF REPORT It’s not “business as usual” in managing forests, wildlands and wildfires after two years of being surrounded by wildfires and
by Nick Smith, Executive Director of Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities (HFHC) was launched over five years ago to give Americans a stronger voice in the management of our federally-owned forests. A primary goal has always been
The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is developing a “long-term conservation strategy” for the Marbled Murrelet that would effectively set aside tens of thousands of additional acres of state trust lands in western Washington from sustainable timber harvests. If adopted, this
The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled upcoming objection resolution meetings for the the Blue Mountains Forest Plans revisions. This is an important phase in the new forest plans that will govern future management of the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National
By Steve Kariainen, HFHC Great Lakes Director The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (CNNF) reports timber sales for fiscal year 2018 increased to 128.7 Million Board Feet (MMBF), marking six consecutive years of increased sales. Paul Strong, Forest Supervisor of the CNNF,
By Nick Smith, HFHC Executive Director The Northwest Interagency Coordination Center recently reported the cost of fighting wildfires in Oregon this year has reached an all-time high of $514.6 million. But the costs are likely much higher, because this figure
by Nick Smith, HFHC Executive Director A common tactic among anti-forestry activists is to claim managed forests are “carbon pollutors” and contributors to climate change. One notorious and well-publicized study claims more carbon could only be stored by drastically reducing timber
