Supporting active, multiple-use management of federal forest lands
Log deck within the salvage area. Decisions made in the days and weeks following a wildfire can shape forests and communities for decades. Idaho’s response to the Rock Fire shows how acting quickly after a fire can deliver lasting benefits
A new study from the University of California Merced shows that thinning overcrowded forests and using prescribed fire produces a wide range of benefits that reach far beyond reducing the threat of catastrophic wildfire. Researchers found that these treatments strengthen forest resilience,
In this special presentation, Rachel Lee Hall of Forest Under Stress captures what she calls the forest’s “breathing system”—the cycle of sunlight, air, and moisture that sustains life on the forest floor. The images in this presentation tell the story
When wildfires strike our national forests, what happens next determines their future. In Oregon’s Willamette National Forest, the 1996 Charlton Fire burned inside a designated Wilderness area where no trees could be salvaged or replanted. Decades later, it continues to
When a lightning strike sparked the Katy Creek Fire in northeast Washington, firefighters found themselves facing a landscape that, like much of the West, had gone a century without a major burn. The dense, overgrown forests were the result of
Across the West, counties surrounded by federally managed forests have long supported responsible timber harvests, not just to power rural economies, but to fund essential public services like schools, roads, and law enforcement. For generations, these communities received a share
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule is one step towards reversing decades of forest neglect that has left millions of acres vulnerable to severe wildfire, insect infestations, and disease. Enacted during the final hours
In the American West, the threat of wildfire no longer stops at the edge of the forest—it’s now hitting homeowners directly in their wallets. The cost of living with wildfire risk is showing up in a place many didn’t expect:
The Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) was created with good intentions—to protect individuals and small businesses from being steamrolled by the federal government. Passed in 1980, EAJA was meant to level the playing field by reimbursing legal costs when
President Trump’s recent Executive Orders on domestic timber production, followed by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins’s memo declaring an “Emergency Situation Determination” on over 112 million acres of National Forest land, have sparked a national conversation about the future of our
