Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities

U.S. Forest Service Interim Chief Vicki Christiansen recently told a U.S. Senate panel her agency faces a potential $300 million budget shortfall due to increasing wildfire suppression costs. This means once again the agency could be forced to “borrow” money

By Bruce Ward, President Choose Outdoors; Ellen Roberts, former Chair of Legislative Wildfire Matters Committee and Colorado State Senator; Dan Casey, President Colorado Timber Industry Association; Molly Pitts, Rocky Mountain Regional Director Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities Recent spring snows won’t

by Tim O’Hara, HFHC Great Lakes Director US Forest Service Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (CNNF), District Ranger Jeff Seefeldt was recognized by the Great Lakes Timber Producers Association as recipient of the Wisconsin Merit Award. Jeff was recognized with the Merit

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, also known as the “omnibus” bill, delivered a number of legislative victories for federal forest management. Notably, the bipartisan forestry package gives federal agencies additional funding and new policy tools to support fuels reduction

Here a top U.S. Forest Service official illustrates the analysis paralysis that commonly prevents the agency from restoring our national forests. Unlike other agencies it can take four years, at a cost of $1 million, to complete paperwork to implement

The following article from HFHC Rocky Mountains Regional Director Molly Pitts was originally published in The Timber Line, a publication of the Colorado-Wyoming Society of American Foresters A recent article in the Denver Post titled “Save our National Forests with

There are several key decisions pending before the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that could further restrict the management of Washington’ state trust lands, which generate revenue to support essential county services and other beneficiaries, including schools.  Timber harvests

Our friends at the National Wildfire Institute are encouraging the Trump Administration to adopt a vision and Executive Order on the importance of effective management of our nation’s lands before we lose them due to fire and neglect. Reflecting the

Anybody who lives in, or cares about, Western Washington’s timber communities should pay attention to what’s happening with plans to set aside thousands of acres of state trust lands for the Marbled Murrelet, a small seabird primarily found in Alaska

Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities recognizes Rep. David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford) for his work on forestry and rural job creation during the 2018 legislative session. As a member of the bipartisan Oregon Wildfire Caucus and as Vice Chair of the