by FSEEE | Jun 18, 2026 | Dispatch, In the News
A new report in Biological Conservation coauthored by David Mildrexler, Logan Berner, Beverly Law, and Mary Booth concludes, “The justifications for rescinding the Roadless Rule are fiscally misguided and ecologically flawed.” The rescission, they write,...
by FSEEE | Jun 3, 2026 | Action Alert
[We will be updating this post regularly to reflect the current legislation status and how you can best stand for clean water.] 3 UPDATES 6/3/26: I removed “Urgently” from our post title as lobbyists & Congress were unable to pass legislation exempting...
by FSEEE | Jun 2, 2026 | Victory
In a letter to Kentucky Heartwood, District Ranger Kyle Edmonds announced the withdrawal of the draft “Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Jellico Vegetation Management Project” on the Daniel Boone National Forest. FSEEE, along...
by FSEEE | May 29, 2026 | In the News, Victory
Reporting for New Orleans-based Verite News, Tristan Baurick writes that Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy has abandoned his plan to transfer 140,000 acres of Kisatchie National Forest to Grant Parish after his bill “sparked outrage from conservationists and parish...
by FSEEE | May 25, 2026 | Briefly, Fire Truth
Dr. James Hansen, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Earth Institute and former Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, doesn’t like the Fix Our Forests Act. A Boston Globe op-ed coauthored by Hansen and attorney Dan Galpern questions basic...
by FSEEE | May 22, 2026 | Dispatch, Fire Truth
Government agencies and corporate media consistently emphasize the expansion of wildfire acreage caused by a warming climate. Studies that examine only two or three decades of North American fire history support these claims. “Considering these studies, forest...
by FSEEE | May 19, 2026 | Dispatch
“ A campaign is underway to clear established forests and expand early-successional habitats … with the intention of benefiting specific species.” So begins a 2023 report published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. The authors of that report analyze...
by FSEEE | May 7, 2026 | In the News, FS Reorganization
The unfolding Forest Service reorganization targets important scientific facilities along with ongoing research projects. Current nationwide Forest Service research stations will be consolidated down to the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Colorado, and 75% of...
by FSEEE | May 5, 2026 | Investigation, Dispatch
Excerpts from ‘We are Bombarding America’s Forests With Roundup’ by Nate Halverson, Mother Jones … I steer my old Toyota Tacoma down a bumpy dirt road to where the Lassen National Forest gives way to private timberland. Lilly rides shotgun....
by FSEEE | May 1, 2026 | Briefly
Beavers are a true keystone species, so it should come as no surprise that two new studies broaden our understanding of beavers’ beneficial role, not only for aquatic life, but also for airborne creatures like bats and butterflies. Both studies were published by the...
