by FSEEE | Aug 3, 2021 | Fire Truth, FSEEE in the News
A Los Angeles Times article by Anita Chabria and Alex Wigglesworth cites FSEEE Executive Director Andy Stahl in the debate about the U.S. Forest Service “let it burn” wildfire policy. Andy told the Times that, “despite the devastating outcomes, the problem isn’t the...
by FSEEE | Jul 16, 2021 | In the News
As reported by Juliet Eilperin in The Washington Post, the Biden administration recently announced new protections for the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska, including an end to large-scale old-growth logging and a proposal to bar road construction on...
by FSEEE | Jun 14, 2021 | Briefly
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) reintroduced conservation legislation — the Roadless Area Conservation Act (S. 877). The proposed legislation would permanently prevent logging and related activities in designated roadless areas of National Forest land, including parts...
by FSEEE | Jun 10, 2021 | Briefly
In May, the Biden administration released a 24-page “Conserving America the Beautiful” plan with a goal of “conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030.” The 30×30 idea is based on scientific guidelines that seek to mitigate climate change and...
by FSEEE | Jun 5, 2021 | Briefly
Congressman John Curtis (R-Utah) and Congressman Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) formed the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus in the second month of the 117th Congress. A press release issued by the offices of both congressmen says the new caucus “seeks to elevate awareness and...
by FSEEE | May 31, 2021 | Dispatch
Interior Secretary Debra Anne Haaland became the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary when she took the oath of office on March 16. She won confirmation in the Senate on a 51-40 vote. She is a member of the Laguna Pueblo and a 35th-generation New...
by FSEEE | May 25, 2021 | FSEEE in the News, Sound Off
The Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon, recently published an editorial by FSEEE Executive Director Andy Stahl, in which he takes the Forest Service to task for closing large portions of many national forests following forest fires. “According to the Forest...
by FSEEE | May 3, 2021 | FSEEE in the News, In the News
Associated Press journalist Patty Nieberg recently reported on the grounding of the world’s largest firefighting plane, the Global SuperTanker, based in Colorado. She contacted FSEEE Executive Director Andy Stahl for an expert opinion: “Some fire experts,...
by FSEEE | Apr 30, 2021 | FSEEE in the News, Sound Off
The Salem Statesman Journal reports that a unique culinary opportunity is being thwarted by forest managers in Oregon. Morel mushrooms, specifically fire morels, are known for their prolific production following wildfires like last year’s Labor Day fires....
by FSEEE | Apr 6, 2021 | Dispatch
As funding for public lands agencies has dwindled, the Forest Service has turned to nonprofit partnerships and volunteers (P/Vs) to help keep boots on the ground. The Forest Service Wilderness Advisory Group (WAG) examined this trend in 2008, identifying the top 10...
