Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities

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

Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities thanks State Rep. Daniel Bonham (R-The Dalles) for his work to pass bipartisan legislation (HB 4118) promoting the use of Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) in Oregon. Under federal law, GNA allows states to partner with the

Bark beetles have caused widespread tree mortality on roughly one-fifth of Colorado’s forestland over the past two decades. But the problem of dead and dying trees in the state’s forests offers an opportunity: standing dead trees can hold value for

Nearly 3.3 million tons of carbon monoxide was emitted during Oregon’s 2017 wildfire season, according to an estimate by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Carbon monoxide is not only a greenhouse gas, it poses a hazard to public health.

Note: The following article by Patrick Barkey and Todd Morgan originally appeared in Montana Business Quarterly, a publication of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana.  Depression era bank robber Willie Sutton’s reasoning for why he robbed banks

Capt. William E. Simpson II – USMM Ret. contributed the following opinion article to Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities. An open letter to the officials and legislators of all western states and counties: By way of an explanation for my persistence

The Forest Service is seeking public comments as it works to modernize its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations for the first time in a quarter century.  Here’s your chance to help reduce the “analysis paralysis” that keeps more work from being done on